Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-correct

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
self---cor-rect
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To correct itself or oneself without outside assistance.

Etymology

From self- + correct.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-corrects (present, singular) self-correcting (participle, present) self-corrected (participle, past) self-corrected (past)

Phrases

self-correcting self-correction

Frequently Paired Words

autocorrect

Questions

What does self-correct mean?
To correct itself or oneself without outside assistance.
Where does self-correct come from?
From self- + correct.

How to pronounce self-correct

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