Past tense of autocorrect
regular verb
The past tense of autocorrect is autocorrected. The past participle is also autocorrected.
Forms of autocorrect
| Base form (V1) | autocorrect |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | autocorrected |
| Past participle (V3) | autocorrected |
| Present participle | autocorrecting |
| Third person singular | autocorrects |
Autocorrected in a sentence
- That is the angriest Lindsey Graham has been about a cellphone since his name got autocorrected to “Linty Grandma”.2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Encryption”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 5, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros....
- He claimed a misspelling, of "bafoon", had autocorrected on his device to "baboon".2021 November 5, “Romaine Sawyers: Albion fan jailed for racist post loses appeal”, in BBC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2026
Meaning of autocorrect
- verb To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
- noun A software feature that attempts to correct presumed errors as soon as they are generated.
Questions about the past tense of autocorrect
- What is the past tense of autocorrect?
- The past tense of autocorrect is autocorrected.
- What is the past participle of autocorrect?
- The past participle of autocorrect is autocorrected.
- Is autocorrect a regular or irregular verb?
- Autocorrect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: autocorrect (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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