automat

[awˈtɔmat]

/[awˈtɔmat]/ noun

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The verdict

“automat” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,430
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-automat · automat · German

automat · rank #23,430 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,430
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aussichtslos

Nearest frequency peer: aussichtslos (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „automat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „automat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

automat vs Automaten
67% similar
automat vs Automatik
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for automat
PropertyValue
Headwordautomat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awˈtɔmat]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,430
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „automat“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).automatliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aussichtslos“ (#23,429), „autoritären“ (#23,431), „Ausschreibungen“ (#23,428). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „automat“ bei #23,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around automat (IPA [awˈtɔmat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,430 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for automat, with forms such as "atuomat", "auotmat", and "autmoat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Automaten", "Automatik", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is automat, spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Automat
  2. 2
    Person, die ohne nachzudenken eine Tätigkeit/Arbeit verrichtet; Automat
  3. 3
    Telefonautomat, Münzautomat
  4. 4
    Spielautomat
  5. 5
    Maschinengewehr

Synonyms

automat telefonicznypistolet maszynowy

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuomat
  • auotmat
  • autmoat
  • autoamt
  • automatt
  • autommat
  • automta
  • auttomat
  • uatomat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of automat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atuomat2auotmat2autmoat2autoamt2automatt1autommat1automta2auttomat1
Edit distance from "automat"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "automat"?
"automat" is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [awˈtɔmat].
What does "automat" mean?
As a noun, "automat" means: Automat
What words are commonly confused with "automat"?
"automat" is commonly confused with "Automaten", "Automatik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "automat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "automat" is [awˈtɔmat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "automat" come from?
"automat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "automat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ballons#23,432bequeme#23,441Anlässe#23,416ankamen#23,415

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bangen9 variantsbegabt9 variantsblutet9 variantszuhört9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list