# auto

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɔːtəʊ/ · frequency rank #3,099

## Definitions
1. Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.

## Easily confused with
- **aux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auto-vs-aux)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/at-vs-auto)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/au-vs-auto)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-auto)
- **ago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ago-vs-auto)
- **ACT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/act-vs-auto)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/art-vs-auto)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ate-vs-auto)
- **ant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ant-vs-auto)
- **ATM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atm-vs-auto)
- **alt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alt-vs-auto)
- **apt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apt-vs-auto)
- **ATP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atp-vs-auto)
- **aft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aft-vs-auto)
- **att** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/att-vs-auto)
- **ado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ado-vs-auto)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aud-vs-auto)
- **ATV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atv-vs-auto)
- **ATF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atf-vs-auto)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ata-vs-auto)

## Common misspellings (4)
`atuo`, `auot`, `autto`, `uato`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/auto