autobiographical

/ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/

//ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl// adj

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"autobiographical" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“autobiographical” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,089
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

Corpus desk

Index EN-autobiographical · autobiographical · English

autobiographical · rank #24,089 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,089
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH atrocious

Nearest frequency peer: atrocious (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “autobiographical”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “autobiographical” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for autobiographical
PropertyValue
Headwordautobiographical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/
Letters16
Frequency rank#24,089
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “autobiographical”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).autobiographicallands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “atrocious” (#24,088), “avert” (#24,090), “asymmetric” (#24,087). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “autobiographical” is #24,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around autobiographical (IPA /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,089 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for autobiographical, with forms such as "atuobiographical", "auotbiographical", and "autboiographical". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From autobiography + -ical or auto- + biographical. The correct English form is autobiographical, spelled A-U-T-O-B-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019.

Etymology

From autobiography + -ical or auto- + biographical.

This word in other languages

autobiográfico(Español)autobiographique(Français)autobiographisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuobiographical
  • auotbiographical
  • autboiographical
  • autobbiographical
  • autobigoraphical
  • autobiogarphical
  • autobioggraphical
  • autobiograhpical
  • autobiographcial
  • autobiographhical
  • autobiographiacl
  • autobiographicall
  • autobiographiccal
  • autobiographicla
  • autobiograpihcal
  • autobiograpphical
  • autobiogrpahical
  • autobiogrraphical
  • autobiorgaphical
  • autoboigraphical
  • autoibographical
  • auttobiographical
  • uatobiographical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autobiographical - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atuobiographical2auotbiographical2autboiographical2autobbiographical1autobigoraphical2autobiogarphical2autobioggraphical1autobiograhpical2
Edit distance from "autobiographical"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autobiographical"?
"autobiographical" is spelled A-U-T-O-B-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/.
What does "autobiographical" mean?
As an adjective, "autobiographical" means: Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
What are common misspellings of "autobiographical"?
Common misspellings include "atuobiographical", "auotbiographical", "autboiographical", "autobbiographical", "autobigoraphical". The correct spelling is "autobiographical".
How do you pronounce "autobiographical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autobiographical" is /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "autobiographical"?
From autobiography + -ical or auto- + biographical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list