automatic

[ˌɒtəˈmætɪk]

/[ˌɒtəˈmætɪk]/ adj

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The verdict

“automatic” is uncommon German (frequency #51,949 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,949
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-automatic · automatic · German

automatic · rank #51,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,949
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Automobilen

Nearest frequency peer: Automobilen (+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 „automatic“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „automatic“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for automatic
PropertyValue
Headwordautomatic
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɒtəˈmætɪk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „automatic“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.automaticfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Automobilen“ (#51,950), „Autotür“ (#51,951), „ausstehende“ (#51,946). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „automatic“ bei #51,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

automatic is uncommon German at frequency #51,949 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɒtəˈmætɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for automatic in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is automatic, spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    maschinell
  2. 2
    ohne äußere Einwirkung
  3. 3
    ohne bewusste Einwirkung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how automatic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. automatic letter generation
  2. automatic self-organization in eco-systems

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 "automatic"?
"automatic" is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɒtəˈmætɪk].
What does "automatic" mean?
As an adjective, "automatic" means: maschinell
How do you pronounce "automatic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "automatic" is [ˌɒtəˈmætɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "automatic" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aushilfen#51,943bedürftig#51,961Besteller#51,976bewachsen#51,979

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list