autocorrector
/autokoreɡtoɾ/from spelling rules
The English word 'autocorrect' translates to Spanish as autocorrector.
You can use autocorrector to name the tool itself, or autocorrección when referring to the process of auto correction.
Meaning: Translations (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word autocorrector is a compound formed from the prefix auto- meaning 'self' and corrector meaning 'one who corrects'.
Which one should you use?
While autocorrector is the standard term for the tool, autocorrección is used to describe the action of auto correction. For a more formal context, you may use the phrase corrección automática.
How does it change in a sentence?
autocorrector is a masculine noun. While it can change to the feminine autocorrectora if referring specifically to a feminine software tool or entity, the masculine form is the standard default for the technology.
How do you pronounce it?
/autokoreɡtoɾ/
Did you know?
- When blaming a phone for a mistake, Spanish speakers typically use the verb corregir to say el móvil me lo ha corregido, rather than using the noun autocorrector.
- In Spanish, the word corrector refers to both a digital tool and a professional human proofreader. This means autocorrector literally describes a tool that performs the job of a specialized publishing employee.
- While autocorrector is the precise term, many speakers simply say el corrector, naming the agent of the action instead of the process of autocorrección.
Examples in context
- Olvidé desactivar la corrección automática en mi teléfono y envié un mensaje con un error embarazoso.I forgot to turn off autocorrect on my phone and sent a message with an embarrassing mistake.
- El autocorrector cambió mi palabra.The autocorrect changed my word.
- El autocorrector cambió mi mensaje.The autocorrect changed my message.
- ¿Puedes desactivar el autocorrector del móvil?Can you turn off the phone's autocorrect?
- Odio el autocorrector de este teclado.I hate the autocorrect on this keyboard.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are texting each other while sitting in a cafe.
- María¡Perdón! El autocorrector escribió una palabra mal.Sorry! The autocorrect wrote a word incorrectly.
- AlejandroNo te preocupes, María, te entiendo perfectamente.Don't worry, María, I understand you perfectly.
- MaríaEs que el autocorrector de mi móvil es terrible.It's just that my phone's autocorrect is terrible.
- AlejandroA mí también me pasa mucho.That happens to me a lot too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
