autocannon
noun
autocannon is spelled A-U-T-O-C-A-N-N-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, autocannon means “A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of autocannon is autocannons.
How many letters and syllables are in autocannon?
| Letters | 10: A-U-T-O-C-A-N-N-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is autocannon?
Autocannon appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of autocannon
- autocannons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does autocannon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autocannon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense weapon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Maschinenkanone |
| Portuguese | canhão automático |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does autocannon come from?
From auto- + cannon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).