auto
Spanish, noun/ˈauto/
auto is spelled A-U-T-O (4 letters) and appears 100 times per million words in written Spanish, the 877th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “car, automobile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vehículo de cuatro ruedas, cerrado, con asientos, propulsado por un motor de combustión o eléctrico…”.
What does auto mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinecar, automobile
noun
- 1
masculinea public deed or ceremony
- 2
masculineorder, writ, resolution
- 3
masculineshort play from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance
prefix
- 1
auto-, self-
- 2
drive-in
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vehículo de cuatro ruedas, cerrado, con asientos, propulsado por un motor de combustión o eléctrico, destinado al transporte de una a cinco personas.
noun: 1. Decreto judicial o resolución judicial, destinada a resolver cuestiones previas o incidentes que no requieren sentencia. 2. Breve composición dramática con argumento bíblico o alegórico.
prefix: 1. Tiene el significado de uno mismo, propio, "por sí mismo", "a sí mismo", "de uno mismo".
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of auto
- autos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce auto?
- /ˈauto/
- [ˈau̯.t̪o]
- /auto/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to auto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is auto in Spanish?
auto appears 100 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).