autocorrect

verb

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"autocorrect" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“autocorrect” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,073
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.

Corpus desk

Index EN-autocorrect · autocorrect · English

autocorrect · rank #31,073 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,073
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Austrians

Nearest frequency peer: Austrians (-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 “autocorrect”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “autocorrect” 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 autocorrect
PropertyValue
Headwordautocorrect
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,073
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “autocorrect”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).autocorrectlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Austrians” (#31,072), “baht” (#31,074), “auld” (#31,071). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “autocorrect” is #31,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around autocorrect, averb. Corpus frequency is #31,073 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for autocorrect, with forms such as "atuocorrect", "auotcorrect", and "autcoorrect". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From auto- + correct. The correct English form is autocorrect, spelled A-U-T-O-C-O-R-R-E-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In [16], motion-free MR brain (Figure 2a) image was corrupted with motion artifacts and the resulting image (Figure 2b) was autocorrected to fix the motion artifacts.
  2. But the good news is that it autocorrects all of your subcommunications.

Etymology

From auto- + correct.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuocorrect
  • auotcorrect
  • autcoorrect
  • autoccorrect
  • autocorect
  • autocorerct
  • autocorrcet
  • autocorrecct
  • autocorrectt
  • autocorretc
  • autocrorect
  • autoocrrect
  • auttocorrect
  • uatocorrect

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autocorrect - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atuocorrect2auotcorrect2autcoorrect2autoccorrect1autocorect1autocorerct2autocorrcet2autocorrecct1
Edit distance from "autocorrect"

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 "autocorrect"?
"autocorrect" is spelled A-U-T-O-C-O-R-R-E-C-T.
What does "autocorrect" mean?
As a verb, "autocorrect" means: To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
What are common misspellings of "autocorrect"?
Common misspellings include "atuocorrect", "auotcorrect", "autcoorrect", "autoccorrect", "autocorect". The correct spelling is "autocorrect".
What is the origin of the word "autocorrect"?
From auto- + correct. 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 "autocorrect", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list