Automatismus
German, noun/aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs/
Automatismus is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Automatismus is a German masculine noun meaning “automatism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS)”.
What does Automatismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineautomatism
- 2
masculinecertainty, guarantee (an outcome or process that is certain to happen on its own after the initial condition is met)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS) 2. Vorgang oder Handlung, der oder die spontan und ohne Beeinflussung durch das Bewusstsein oder den Willen abläuft 3. Tätigkeit, die nicht vom Bewusstsein gesteuert wird 4. Mechanismus, der von einem Programm oder selbst gesteuert wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Automatismus
- Automatismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Automatismus?
- /aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs/
- [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Automatismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Automatismus in German?
Automatismus appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).