automatons

/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/

//ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz// noun

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"automatons" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“automatons” is an uncommon English word, ranked #77,432 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,432
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of automaton

Key facts for automatons
PropertyValue
Headwordautomatons
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “automatons” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for automatons is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,432 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of automaton".

No misspelling variants are generated for automatons in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is automatons, spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of automaton

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 "automatons"?
"automatons" is spelled A-U-T-O-M-A-T-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/.
What does "automatons" mean?
As a noun, "automatons" means: plural of automaton
How do you pronounce "automatons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "automatons" is /ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "automatons" come from?
"automatons" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “automatons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-U-T-O-M-A-T-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list