autobut
\o.to.byt\
The verdict
“autobut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - But contre son camp.
Corpus desk
Index FR-autobut · autobut · French
autobut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autobut |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.to.byt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « autobut » en français
Rare enough to double-check
autobut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.to.byt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "But contre son camp.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for autobut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is autobut, spelled A-U-T-O-B-U-T.
Definition
- 1But contre son camp.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how autobut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’international Espoir a bel et bien des qualités. Il le démontre à l’entraînement, et – hormis son autobut –, il en a fourni la preuve au Partizan Belgrade.
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.