Autodafé
[aʊ̯todaˈfeː]
The verdict
“Autodafé” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentliche Verkündung und feierliche Vollstreckung von Urteilen der Inquisition
Corpus desk
Index DE-autodafe · Autodafé · German
Autodafé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Autodafé |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʊ̯todaˈfeː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Autodafé“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Autodafé is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯todaˈfeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Autodafé has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Autodafé, spelled A-U-T-O-D-A-F-É.
Definition
- 1öffentliche Verkündung und feierliche Vollstreckung von Urteilen der Inquisition
- 2(öffentliche) Bücherverbrennung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Autodafé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Zeit der Inquisition fanden viele Autodafés statt.
Bis in die Gegenwart hinein finden viele Autodafés statt.
This word in other languages
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.