autocannibalism
"autocannibalism" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“autocannibalism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The eating of part of one's own body.
Corpus desk
Index EN-autocannibalism · autocannibalism · English
autocannibalism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | autocannibalism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “autocannibalism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
autocannibalism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The eating of part of one's own body.".
autocannibalism doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From auto- + cannibalism. The correct English form is autocannibalism, spelled A-U-T-O-C-A-N-N-I-B-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The eating of part of one's own body.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how autocannibalism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012, http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2144
Etymology
From auto- + cannibalism.
Synonyms
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.