automático

/aw.tu.ˈma.ti.ku/

//aw.tu.ˈma.ti.ku// adj

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The verdict

“automático” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,152
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem a capacidade de começar, de operar, de se mover de maneira independente

Corpus desk

Index PT-automatico · automático · Portuguese

automático · rank #8,152 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,152
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH assédio

Nearest frequency peer: assédio (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “automático”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “automático” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

automático vs aromático
80% similar

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

Key facts for automático
PropertyValue
Headwordautomático
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/aw.tu.ˈma.ti.ku/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,152
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “automático”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).automáticocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “assédio” (#8,151), “brevemente” (#8,157), “brutal” (#8,158). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “automático” fica em #8,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around automático (IPA /aw.tu.ˈma.ti.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,152 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for automático, with forms such as "atuomático", "auotmático", and "autmoático". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aromático", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists 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 Portuguese form is automático, spelled A-U-T-O-M-Á-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem a capacidade de começar, de operar, de se mover de maneira independente
  2. 2
    aquilo que acontece independentemente da vontade, como a ação de certos músculos
  3. 3
    que é feito inconscientemente ou pela força do hábito
  4. 4
    se diz de arma que se prepara sozinha novamente para ser usada após um disparo

This word in other languages

automatic(English)automático(Español)automatique(Français)automatisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuomático
  • auotmático
  • autmoático
  • autommático
  • automtáico
  • automáitco
  • automátcio
  • automáticco
  • automátioc
  • automáttico
  • autoámtico
  • auttomático
  • uatomático

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of automático - 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.

atuomático2auotmático2autmoático2autommático1automtáico2automáitco2automátcio2automáticco1
Edit distance from "automático"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "automático"?
"automático" is spelled A-U-T-O-M-Á-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.tu.ˈma.ti.ku/.
What does "automático" mean?
As an adjective, "automático" means: que tem a capacidade de começar, de operar, de se mover de maneira independente
What words are commonly confused with "automático"?
"automático" is commonly confused with "aromático". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "automático"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "automático" is /aw.tu.ˈma.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "automático" come from?
"automático" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brevemente#8,157distribuir#8,182temporário#8,121reclamação#8,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

localizar13 variantslogística13 variantsginástica13 variantsatletismo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list