How do you spell Automaton?
Correct spelling
automaton
Remember AUTO-MAT-ON: self-moving thing, like automatic but ends in -ton not -tic
Why is automaton spelled this way?
From Greek automatos, self-moving. AUTO (self) + MATOS (thinking). An automaton moves itself — mechanism imitating life, gears pretending to breathe.
Common misspellings of automaton
automatronautomatonautomatunautomatom
Example
The clockwork automaton in the museum window moved its arms every hour on the hour.