Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autocorrect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-cor-rect
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.

Transitive verb

noun

A software feature that attempts to correct presumed errors as soon as they are generated.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From auto- + correct.

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What does autocorrect mean?
To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
Where does autocorrect come from?
From auto- + correct.

How to pronounce autocorrect

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