Autofokus
[ˈaʊ̯toˌfoːkʊs]
The verdict
“Autofokus” is uncommon German (frequency #77,710 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,710
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung an Kameras und anderen optischen Geräten, die den Fokus automatisch scharf stellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-autofokus · Autofokus · German
Autofokus · rank #77,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,710
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Auswärtsspiele
Nearest frequency peer: Auswärtsspiele (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Autofokus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- austauschba…
austauschbaren
22,296 corpus weight
- ausweicht
ausweicht
22,295 corpus weight
- auswertet
auswertet
22,293 corpus weight
- Auswärtsspi…
Auswärtsspiele
22,292 corpus weight
- Autofokus
Autofokus
22,291 corpus weight
- Backenzähne
Backenzähne
22,287 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Autofokus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Autofokus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯toˌfoːkʊs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,710 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Autofokus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Autofokus is uncommon German at frequency #77,710 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯toˌfoːkʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung an Kameras und anderen optischen Geräten, die den Fokus automatisch scharf stellt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Autofokus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Autofokus, spelled A-U-T-O-F-O-K-U-S.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung an Kameras und anderen optischen Geräten, die den Fokus automatisch scharf stellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Autofokus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den meisten Situationen stellt der Autofokus eine große Hilfe dar. Die Kamera ist schneller aufnahmebereit – wichtig vor allem bei Schnappschüssen – und der Bedienungskomfort steigt.“
„Der Autofokus ist an, also muss er die Kamera nur ausrichten und den Knopf drücken.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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