Autopsie

[aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]

/[aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Autopsie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,615
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - genaue Untersuchung eines Gegenstandes oder Themas beziehungsweise die Prüfung durch Augenschein

Corpus desk

Index DE-autopsie · Autopsie · German

Autopsie · rank #38,615 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,615
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH authority

Nearest frequency peer: authority (-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 „Autopsie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Autopsie“ 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 Autopsie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutopsie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,615
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Autopsie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Autopsieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „authority“ (#38,614), „autoritär“ (#38,616), „auszukommen“ (#38,613). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autopsie“ bei #38,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Autopsie (IPA [aʊ̯tɔˈpsiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,615 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Autopsie, with forms such as "atuopsie", "auotpsie", and "autopise". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Autopsie, spelled A-U-T-O-P-S-I-E.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Naturwissenschaft überhaupt und in der Arzneikunst insbesondere ist die Autopsie ein Bildungsmittel, welches alle andern übertrifft; doch darf die Anleitung dabei nicht fehlen.“
  2. Bei der Autopsie stellte sich heraus, dass Herr Müller vermutlich an einer Überdosis gestorben ist.

Synonyms

InaugenscheinnahmeLeichenschauLeichenöffnungNekropsieObduktionAutopsieprinzip

This word in other languages

autopsy(English)autopsia(Español)autopsie(Français)autópsia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuopsie
  • auotpsie
  • autopise
  • autoppsie
  • autopsei
  • autopssie
  • autospie
  • autposie
  • auttopsie
  • uatopsie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Autopsie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atuopsie2auotpsie2autopise2autoppsie1autopsei2autopssie1autospie2autposie2
Edit distance from "Autopsie"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Austern10 variantsBeamtin10 variantsArkaden10 variantsaquarelle10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list