Automatismus

[aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]

/[aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Automatismus” is uncommon German (frequency #51,131 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,131
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS)

Corpus desk

Index DE-automatismus · Automatismus · German

Automatismus · rank #51,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,131
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH autark

Nearest frequency peer: autark (-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 „Automatismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Automatismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutomatismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Automatismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Automatismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „autark“ (#51,130), „Autosalon“ (#51,132), „ausheben“ (#51,128). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Automatismus“ bei #51,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Automatismus is uncommon German at frequency #51,131 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Automatismus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Automatismus, spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS)
  2. 2
    Vorgang oder Handlung, der oder die spontan und ohne Beeinflussung durch das Bewusstsein oder den Willen abläuft
  3. 3
    Tätigkeit, die nicht vom Bewusstsein gesteuert wird
  4. 4
    Mechanismus, der von einem Programm oder selbst gesteuert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unser Gehirn verfügt über einen Automatismus, der alles, was er wahrnimmt, zuerst in "gut" oder "schlecht" einteilt.“
  2. „In der Biologie unterscheidet man angeborene Automatismen, wie Herzschlag (Herz), Atmung, Instinkthandlungen (Instinkt), die nicht vom Bewußtsein oder Willen beeinflußt werden, und erlernte Automatismen, Handlungsweisen wie Gehen, Laufen (Bewegung, Bewegungslernen).“

This word in other languages

automatism(English)automatisme(Français)

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 "Automatismus"?
"Automatismus" is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs].
What does "Automatismus" mean?
As a noun, "Automatismus" means: Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS)
How do you pronounce "Automatismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Automatismus" is [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Automatismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list