autonome

\ɔ.tɔ.nɔm\

/\ɔ.tɔ.nɔm\/ adj

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The verdict

“autonome” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,909
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se dirige ou se contrôle soi-même.

Corpus desk

Index FR-autonome · autonome · French

autonome · rank #4,909 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,909
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH assistant

Nearest frequency peer: assistant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « autonome »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « autonome » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

autonome vs autonomie
89% similar
autonome vs autonomes
89% similar
autonome vs agronome
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for autonome
PropertyValue
Headwordautonome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.tɔ.nɔm\
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,909
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « autonome »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.autonomese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « assistant » (#4,908), « baron » (#4,910), « aperçu » (#4,907). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « autonome » est au #4,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around autonome (IPA \ɔ.tɔ.nɔm\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,909 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for autonome, with forms such as "atuonome", "auotnome", and "autnoome". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "autonomie", "autonomes", "agronome", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is autonome, spelled A-U-T-O-N-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se dirige ou se contrôle soi-même.
  2. 2
    Organisation qui peut prendre ses propres décisions.
  3. 3
    Se dit de l’exploitation d’une unité fonctionnelle lorsqu’elle n’est pas placée sous la commande directe de l’ordinateur. La définition ainsi que les termes autonome, hors ligne et en non connecté furent normalisés d’abord par l’ISO/CÉI ISO 2382-10:1979, et repris par l’ISO/CÉI ISO 2382-1:1993.
  4. 4
    Se dit d’un matériel lorsqu’il fonctionne indépendamment de tout autre : par exemple un poste de travail déconnecté de l’Internet.
  5. 5
    Relatif au mouvement autonome.
  6. 6
    Pour un véhicule, se dit d'un véhicule qui peut se mouvoir sans conducteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant cinq siècles, sous la direction de ses capitouls et de ses consuls, Montauban fut une courageuse petite démocratie autonome.
  2. Sous la domination du Saint-Empire, Metz était une ville autonome, indépendante de l’évêché.

Synonyms

indépendanten non connectéhors ligneen différé

Antonyms

connectéen connectéen directen ligne

This word in other languages

autonomous(English)autónomo(Español)eigenständig(Deutsch)autônomo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuonome
  • auotnome
  • autnoome
  • autonmoe
  • autonnome
  • autonoem
  • autonomme
  • autoonme
  • auttonome
  • uatonome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autonome - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atuonome2auotnome2autnoome2autonmoe2autonnome1autonoem2autonomme1autoonme2
Edit distance from "autonome"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autonome"?
"autonome" is spelled A-U-T-O-N-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.tɔ.nɔm\.
What does "autonome" mean?
As an adjective, "autonome" means: Qui se dirige ou se contrôle soi-même.
What words are commonly confused with "autonome"?
"autonome" is commonly confused with "autonomie", "autonomes", "agronome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autonome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autonome" is \ɔ.tɔ.nɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autonome" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "autonome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list