autoerotism

noun

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

The verdict

“autoerotism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-autoerotism · autoerotism · English

autoerotism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for autoerotism
PropertyValue
Headwordautoerotism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “autoerotism” in English

autoerotismranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

autoerotism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for autoerotism, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From auto- + erotism. The correct English form is autoerotism, spelled A-U-T-O-E-R-O-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.

Etymology

From auto- + erotism.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autoerotism"?
"autoerotism" is spelled A-U-T-O-E-R-O-T-I-S-M.
What does "autoerotism" mean?
As a noun, "autoerotism" means: Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
What is the origin of the word "autoerotism"?
From auto- + erotism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list