Autoerotismus
[ˌaʊ̯toʔeʁoˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Autoerotismus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausrichtung des Sexualverhaltens auf sich selbst, welches die Durchführung sexueller Handlungen an sich selbst einschließt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Autoerotismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌaʊ̯toʔeʁoˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Autoerotismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Autoerotismus is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌaʊ̯toʔeʁoˈtɪsmʊs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ausrichtung des Sexualverhaltens auf sich selbst, welches die Durchführung sexueller Handlungen an sich selbst einschließt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Autoerotismus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Autoerotismus, spelled A-U-T-O-E-R-O-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Ausrichtung des Sexualverhaltens auf sich selbst, welches die Durchführung sexueller Handlungen an sich selbst einschließt
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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.
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Using “Autoerotismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-T-O-E-R-O-T-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌaʊ̯toʔeʁoˈtɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.