auton
/ˈɑ.tɑn/noun
auton is spelled A-U-T-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, auton means “A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of auton is autons.
How many letters and syllables are in auton?
| Letters | 5: A-U-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 auton?
Auton appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 auton?
- UK /ˈɔː.tɒn/
- US /ˈɑ.tɑn/
- US /ˈɔ.tɑn/
Auton has 2 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-auton.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of auton
- autons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does auton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does auton come from?
Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).