autogol

[awt̪oˈɣ̞ol]

/[awt̪oˈɣ̞ol]/ noun

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The verdict

“autogol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,345 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,345
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gol en contra.

Key facts for autogol
PropertyValue
Headwordautogol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awt̪oˈɣ̞ol]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “autogol” sits in Spanish 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). autogol lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

autogol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,345 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [awt̪oˈɣ̞ol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gol en contra.".

autogol doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is autogol, spelled A-U-T-O-G-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gol en contra.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autogol"?
"autogol" is spelled A-U-T-O-G-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [awt̪oˈɣ̞ol].
What does "autogol" mean?
As a noun, "autogol" means: Gol en contra.
How do you pronounce "autogol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autogol" is [awt̪oˈɣ̞ol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autogol" come from?
"autogol" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “autogol”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-T-O-G-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [awt̪oˈɣ̞ol] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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