autocatalytic
adjective
autocatalytic is spelled A-U-T-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-C: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, autocatalytic means “catalyzed by one of its own products” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in autocatalytic?
| Letters | 13: A-U-T-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 autocatalytic?
Autocatalytic appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
What does autocatalytic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
catalyzed by one of its own products
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autocatalytic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense catalyzed by one of its own products:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | autocatalytique |
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 autocatalytic come from?
From auto- + catalytic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).