autocensure

[otosɑ̃syʁ]

/[otosɑ̃syʁ]/ noun

The verdict

“autocensure” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selbstzensur

Corpus desk

Index DE-autocensure · autocensure · German

autocensure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for autocensure
PropertyValue
Headwordautocensure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[otosɑ̃syʁ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „autocensure“ im Deutschen

autocensureliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

autocensure is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [otosɑ̃syʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Selbstzensur".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for autocensure, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is autocensure, spelled A-U-T-O-C-E-N-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Selbstzensur

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autocensure"?
"autocensure" is spelled A-U-T-O-C-E-N-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [otosɑ̃syʁ].
What does "autocensure" mean?
As a noun, "autocensure" means: Selbstzensur
How do you pronounce "autocensure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autocensure" is [otosɑ̃syʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autocensure" come from?
"autocensure" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list