Autopsie

/[aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,615

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Autopsie is aGermannoun. It means: genaue Untersuchung eines Gegenstandes oder Themas beziehungsweise die Prüfung durch Augenschein Pronounced [aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː].

Key facts for Autopsie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutopsie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,615
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Autopsie in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Autopsie is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,615 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Autopsie, with forms such as "atuopsie", "auotpsie", and "autopise". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Autopsie, spelled A-U-T-O-P-S-I-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    genaue Untersuchung eines Gegenstandes oder Themas beziehungsweise die Prüfung durch Augenschein
  2. 2
    eine gründliche Untersuchung einer Leiche, um die Todesursache festzustellen
  3. 3
    Erfassung von Dokumenten anhand der vorliegenden Originale – und nicht anhand Kopien

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuopsie,auotpsie,autopise,autoppsie,autopsei,autopssie,autospie,autposie,auttopsie,uatopsie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Autopsie

Misspelling Variants of "Autopsie"

atuopsie8auotpsie8autopise8autoppsie9autopsei8autopssie9autospie8autposie8
Misspelling Variants of "Autopsie"

Frequency rank: #38,615 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Autopsie"?
"Autopsie" is spelled A-U-T-O-P-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː].
What does "Autopsie" mean?
As a noun, "Autopsie" means: genaue Untersuchung eines Gegenstandes oder Themas beziehungsweise die Prüfung durch Augenschein
What are common misspellings of "Autopsie"?
Common misspellings include "atuopsie", "auotpsie", "autopise", "autoppsie", "autopsei". The correct spelling is "Autopsie".
How do you pronounce "Autopsie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autopsie" is [aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autopsie" come from?
"Autopsie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.