autopilot

[awtɔˈpʲilɔt]

/[awtɔˈpʲilɔt]/ noun

The verdict

“autopilot” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,206
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-autopilot · autopilot · German

autopilot · rank #36,206 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,206
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH automatisiert…

Nearest frequency peer: automatisierten (-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 „autopilot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for autopilot
PropertyValue
Headwordautopilot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awtɔˈpʲilɔt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,206
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „autopilot“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „automatisierten“ (#36,205), „Autoreifen“ (#36,207), „automatisches“ (#36,204). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „autopilot“ bei #36,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around autopilot (IPA [awtɔˈpʲilɔt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,206 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for autopilot, with forms such as "atuopilot", "auotpilot", and "autoiplot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is autopilot, spelled A-U-T-O-P-I-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autopilot, Flugregler
  2. 2
    Autopilot

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuopilot
  • auotpilot
  • autoiplot
  • autopillot
  • autopilott
  • autopilto
  • autopiolt
  • autopliot
  • autoppilot
  • autpoilot
  • auttopilot
  • uatopilot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autopilot - 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.

atuopilot2auotpilot2autoiplot2autopillot1autopilott1autopilto2autopiolt2autopliot2
Edit distance from "autopilot"

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 "autopilot"?
"autopilot" is spelled A-U-T-O-P-I-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [awtɔˈpʲilɔt].
What does "autopilot" mean?
As a noun, "autopilot" means: Autopilot, Flugregler
What are common misspellings of "autopilot"?
Common misspellings include "atuopilot", "auotpilot", "autoiplot", "autopillot", "autopilott". The correct spelling is "autopilot".
How do you pronounce "autopilot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autopilot" is [awtɔˈpʲilɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autopilot" come from?
"autopilot" 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 "autopilot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list