# automat vs Automatik

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### automat
*noun · IPA [awˈtɔmat] · frequency rank #23,430*
Automat

### Automatik
*noun · IPA [ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪk] · frequency rank #21,173*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/automat-vs-automatik