automation
/ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
automation is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, automation means “The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of automation is automations.
How many letters and syllables are in automation?
| Letters | 10: A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is automation?
Automation appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 automation?
- UK /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- US [ˌɔ.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]
Automation 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)-Vininn126-automation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with automation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as automation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of automation
- automations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does automation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Automation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | automatisation |
| German | Automatisierung |
| Portuguese | automação, automatização |
| Spanish | automatización |
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.