Automatismus
[aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Automatismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,131 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,131
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Automatismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #51,131 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Automatismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Automatismus is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,131 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Tätigkeit ohne Beeinflussung durch das zentrale Nervensystem (ZNS)
- 2Vorgang oder Handlung, der oder die spontan und ohne Beeinflussung durch das Bewusstsein oder den Willen abläuft
- 3Tätigkeit, die nicht vom Bewusstsein gesteuert wird
- 4Mechanismus, der von einem Programm oder selbst gesteuert wird
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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Using “Automatismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯tomaˈtɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.