automated
/ˈɔ.təmeɪtɪd/adjective, verb
automated is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-E-D: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, automated means “Made automatic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in automated?
| Letters | 9: A-U-T-O-M-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.1 times per million words; the 8,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is automated?
Automated appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th 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).
How do you pronounce automated?
- UK /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/
- US /ˈɔ.təmeɪtɪd/
- US [ˈɔ.ɾəˌmeɪ.ɾɪd]
Automated has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-automated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does automated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made automatic.
- 2
Done by machine.
automated process
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of automate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Automated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense made automatic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | automatisé |
| German | automatisiert |
| Portuguese | automatizado |
| Spanish | automatizado |
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.