Auto-tune or autotune?
auto-tune is a noun meaning “An audio processor that corrects the pitch of a recorded track, also used to…”; autotune is a noun meaning “Alternative form of auto-tune”. auto-tune is written with a hyphen and autotune as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between auto-tune and autotune?
| auto-tune | autotune | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Meaning | An audio processor that corrects the pitch of a recorded track, also used to distort vocals in electronic music To tune (an engine, industrial process, etc.) automatically To correct the pitch of a vocal or instrumental performance | Alternative form of auto-tune |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 5 million words |
Sources: auto-tune and autotune in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of auto-tune and autotune
auto-tune
- 1
An audio processor that corrects the pitch of a recorded track, also used to distort vocals in electronic music
- 2
To tune (an engine, industrial process, etc.) automatically
- 3
To correct the pitch of a vocal or instrumental performance
autotune
- 1
Alternative form of auto-tune
- 2
Alternative form of auto-tune
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, auto-tune or autotune?
auto-tune is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; autotune about once in every 5 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).