auto-contrôle
\o.to.kɔ̃.tʁol\
The verdict
“auto-contrôle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante, dans l’orthographe traditionnelle, de autocontrôle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auto-contrôle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.to.kɔ̃.tʁol\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auto-contrôle” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
auto-contrôle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.to.kɔ̃.tʁol\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante, dans l’orthographe traditionnelle, de autocontrôle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auto-contrôle, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is auto-contrôle, spelled A-U-T-O---C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E.
Definition
- 1Variante, dans l’orthographe traditionnelle, de autocontrôle.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “auto-contrôle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-T-O---C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o.to.kɔ̃.tʁol\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.