automotrice

\o.to.mɔt.ʁis\

/\o.to.mɔt.ʁis\/ noun

The verdict

“automotrice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voiture automobile se déplaçant sur rails.

Corpus desk

Index FR-automotrice · automotrice · French

automotrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for automotrice
PropertyValue
Headwordautomotrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.to.mɔt.ʁis\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « automotrice » en français

automotricereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

automotrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.to.mɔt.ʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voiture automobile se déplaçant sur rails.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for automotrice, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is automotrice, spelled A-U-T-O-M-O-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voiture automobile se déplaçant sur rails.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how automotrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’émission de France 2 reproche successivement à la SNCF : […] • De ne pas assurer la sécurité avec des automotrices qui « déshuntent » ; […].

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "automotrice"?
"automotrice" is spelled A-U-T-O-M-O-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.to.mɔt.ʁis\.
What does "automotrice" mean?
As a noun, "automotrice" means: Voiture automobile se déplaçant sur rails.
How do you pronounce "automotrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "automotrice" is \o.to.mɔt.ʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "automotrice" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list