autonomie

\ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\

/\ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\/ noun

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The verdict

“autonomie” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,515 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,515
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État de ce qui est autonome, qui n’obéit pas à la loi ou à la règle d’autrui.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

autonomie vs autonome
89% similar
autonomie vs autonomes
78% similar
autonomie vs agronomie
78% similar

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

Key facts for autonomie
PropertyValue
Headwordautonomie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,515
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “autonomie” sits in French 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). autonomie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for autonomie is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,515 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for autonomie, with forms such as "atuonomie", "auotnomie", and "autnoomie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "autonome", "autonomes", "agronomie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is autonomie, spelled A-U-T-O-N-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de ce qui est autonome, qui n’obéit pas à la loi ou à la règle d’autrui.
  2. 2
    Capacité à gérer seule sa vie quotidienne en parlant d’une personne.
  3. 3
    Temps de fonctionnement d'une machine, en particulier Distance que peut parcourir un véhicule, avec le plein en énergie ou en produit indispensable au fonctionnement.
  4. 4
    Statut politique spécial avec délégation accrue de pouvoirs, plus grande que dans un fédéralisme symétrique, mais sans obtenir la souveraineté (indépendance juridique).

Antonyms

hétéronomie

This word in other languages

autonomy(English)autonomía(Español)Autonomie(Deutsch)autonomia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuonomie,auotnomie,autnoomie,autonmoie,autonnomie,autonoime,autonomei,autonommie,autoonmie,auttonomie,uatonomie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autonomie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atuonomie2auotnomie2autnoomie2autonmoie2autonnomie1autonoime2autonomei2autonommie1
Edit distance from "autonomie"

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 "autonomie"?
"autonomie" is spelled A-U-T-O-N-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\.
What does "autonomie" mean?
As a noun, "autonomie" means: État de ce qui est autonome, qui n’obéit pas à la loi ou à la règle d’autrui.
What words are commonly confused with "autonomie"?
"autonomie" is commonly confused with "autonome", "autonomes", "agronomie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autonomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autonomie" is \ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autonomie" come from?
"autonomie" is a French 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 “autonomie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U-T-O-N-O-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.tɔ.nɔ.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “autonome” - see the side-by-side comparison. autonomie vs autonome
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list