autofill
noun, verb
autofill is spelled A-U-T-O-F-I-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, autofill means “Any software feature that fills in (fields of a form, cells of a spreadsheet, etc.) automatically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in autofill?
| Letters | 8: A-U-T-O-F-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 autofill?
Autofill appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 autofill
- autofills present, singular, he/she/it
- autofilling participle, present
- autofilled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does autofill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any software feature that fills in (fields of a form, cells of a spreadsheet, etc.) automatically.
verb
- 1
To fill by autofill.
If you type in "couns", it autofills to "counseling".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autofill in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense software feature that fills in text fields automatically:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saisie automatique |
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 autofill come from?
From auto- + fill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).