# automobile

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ · frequency rank #7,772

## Definitions
1. A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.?
Proto-Indo-European *sóder.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.
Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)
Ancient Greek τόν (tón)?
Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)
Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor.
French auto-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Latin moveō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin mōbilislbor.
French mobile
French automobilebor.
English automobile
From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”), from Latin mōbilis (“movable”), equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.

## Easily confused with
- **automotive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/automobile-vs-automotive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`atuomobile`, `auotmobile`, `autmoobile`, `automboile`, `autommobile`, `automobbile`, `automobiel`, `automobille`, `automoblie`, `automoible`, `autoombile`, `auttomobile`, `uatomobile`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/automobile