auto da fe
/ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/
"auto-da-fe" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“auto da fe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-auto-da-fe · auto da fe · English
auto da fe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auto da fe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “auto da fe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
auto da fe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for auto da fe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of (the) faith”), in turn from Latin actus de fide. The correct English form is auto da fe, spelled A-U-T-O- -D-A- -F-E.
Definition
- 1The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.
- 2The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of (the) faith”), in turn from Latin actus de fide.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.