autoplay
"autoplay" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“autoplay” is uncommon English (frequency #68,021 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,021
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any software feature that plays (a video, a compact disc, etc.) automatically.
Corpus desk
Index EN-autoplay · autoplay · English
autoplay · rank #68,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,021
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Aurangzeb
Nearest frequency peer: Aurangzeb (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “autoplay”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
31,981 corpus weight
- autoplay
autoplay
31,980 corpus weight
- AWACS
AWACS
31,979 corpus weight
- ayah
ayah
31,978 corpus weight
- Aylmer
Aylmer
31,977 corpus weight
- Bache
Bache
31,975 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “autoplay” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autoplay |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “autoplay” in English
Rare enough to double-check
autoplay is uncommon English at frequency #68,021 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for autoplay in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From auto- + play. The correct English form is autoplay, spelled A-U-T-O-P-L-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Any software feature that plays (a video, a compact disc, etc.) automatically.
- 2A slot machine feature that automatically performs a number of spins at the same bet amount.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how autoplay appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If you have not enabled autoplay, click on the CD icon that appears on your desktop, then click on 'CAM' to open the application.
You can even combine the features and make a looping autoplay DVD for a kiosk or self-running demo.
Etymology
From auto- + play.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).