diff --git a/components/settings/language-settings.tsx b/components/settings/language-settings.tsx
index 4cc49d8b7..cc0477e8f 100644
--- a/components/settings/language-settings.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/language-settings.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { useLocaleStore } from '@/stores/locale-store';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings-store';
 import type { DateFormat, DateLocale, TimeFormat, FirstDayOfWeek } from '@/stores/settings-store';
 import { formatDate } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { getEffectiveLocale } from '@/i18n/detect-locale';
 import { AUTO_TIME_ZONE, getBrowserTimeZone, getEffectiveTimeZone, listTimeZones } from '@/lib/timezone';
 import { SettingsSection, SettingItem, Select, RadioGroup } from './settings-section';
 
@@ -60,6 +61,23 @@ export function LanguageSettings() {
     };
   }, [locale, dateFormat, dateLocale, timeFormat, timeZone]);
 
+  // Today's date in the UI language's numeric order, so "Automatic" names
+  // the format it resolves to instead of a vague "match language".
+  const autoDateExample = useMemo(() => {
+    void locale; void timeZone;
+    const uiLocale = getEffectiveLocale();
+    try {
+      return new Date().toLocaleDateString(uiLocale === 'en' ? 'en-US' : uiLocale, {
+        timeZone: getEffectiveTimeZone(),
+        year: 'numeric',
+        month: '2-digit',
+        day: '2-digit',
+      });
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  }, [locale, timeZone]);
+
   // Current wall-clock in the effective zone so a pick can be sanity-checked.
   const timeZonePreview = useMemo(() => {
     void timeZone; void timeFormat; void locale;
@@ -115,7 +133,7 @@ export function LanguageSettings() {
           value={dateLocale}
           onChange={(value) => updateSetting('dateLocale', value as DateLocale)}
           options={[
-            { value: 'auto', label: t('date_locale.auto') },
+            { value: 'auto', label: t('date_locale.auto', { example: autoDateExample }) },
             { value: 'iso', label: t('date_locale.iso') },
             { value: 'en-GB', label: t('date_locale.dmy') },
             { value: 'en-US', label: t('date_locale.mdy') },
diff --git a/locales/ar/common.json b/locales/ar/common.json
index 65a04f5ff..f95e09c20 100644
--- a/locales/ar/common.json
+++ b/locales/ar/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "منطقة تنسيق التاريخ",
         "description": "كيفية ترتيب التاريخ الرقمي (يوم، شهر، سنة)",
-        "auto": "تلقائي (يطابق اللغة)",
+        "auto": "تلقائي ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (سنة-شهر-يوم)",
         "dmy": "يوم/شهر/سنة",
         "mdy": "شهر/يوم/سنة"
diff --git a/locales/ca/common.json b/locales/ca/common.json
index 3bf29f62c..51e9910da 100644
--- a/locales/ca/common.json
+++ b/locales/ca/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Regió del format de data",
         "description": "Com s'ordenen les dates numèriques (dia, mes, any)",
-        "auto": "Automàtic (segons l'idioma)",
+        "auto": "Automàtic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (AAAA-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Dia/Mes/Any",
         "mdy": "Mes/Dia/Any"
diff --git a/locales/cs/common.json b/locales/cs/common.json
index 8b2bcc8c1..54db3579d 100644
--- a/locales/cs/common.json
+++ b/locales/cs/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Region formátu data",
         "description": "Pořadí částí číselného data (den, měsíc, rok)",
-        "auto": "Automaticky (podle jazyka)",
+        "auto": "Automaticky ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (RRRR-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Den/měsíc/rok",
         "mdy": "Měsíc/den/rok"
diff --git a/locales/da/common.json b/locales/da/common.json
index dc74429f0..4801227ae 100644
--- a/locales/da/common.json
+++ b/locales/da/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/de/common.json b/locales/de/common.json
index 3771589f2..ee523a75c 100644
--- a/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/locales/de/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Region für Datumsformat",
         "description": "Legt fest, in welcher Reihenfolge numerische Datumsangaben angezeigt werden (Tag, Monat, Jahr).",
-        "auto": "Automatisch (passend zur Sprache)",
+        "auto": "Automatisch ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Tag/Monat/Jahr",
         "mdy": "Monat/Tag/Jahr"
diff --git a/locales/en/common.json b/locales/en/common.json
index 910aef2e7..91fc491a4 100644
--- a/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/locales/en/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/es/common.json b/locales/es/common.json
index e616386ca..e98afad7c 100644
--- a/locales/es/common.json
+++ b/locales/es/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/fa/common.json b/locales/fa/common.json
index 50dbdbd2c..473403ca0 100644
--- a/locales/fa/common.json
+++ b/locales/fa/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/fr/common.json b/locales/fr/common.json
index 24096232a..fb01ca611 100644
--- a/locales/fr/common.json
+++ b/locales/fr/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/he/common.json b/locales/he/common.json
index 2bfbc2b3f..ba2aa4237 100644
--- a/locales/he/common.json
+++ b/locales/he/common.json
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/hu/common.json b/locales/hu/common.json
index e3c291718..2b92a627e 100644
--- a/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/it/common.json b/locales/it/common.json
index 07191b618..62782d777 100644
--- a/locales/it/common.json
+++ b/locales/it/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/ja/common.json b/locales/ja/common.json
index cc3ccdeb2..cda8806fa 100644
--- a/locales/ja/common.json
+++ b/locales/ja/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/ko/common.json b/locales/ko/common.json
index 9c672f94b..a8330a7b7 100644
--- a/locales/ko/common.json
+++ b/locales/ko/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/lv/common.json b/locales/lv/common.json
index 10440ab1c..651d34718 100644
--- a/locales/lv/common.json
+++ b/locales/lv/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/mn/common.json b/locales/mn/common.json
index d6fcd8722..04b4a8fe0 100644
--- a/locales/mn/common.json
+++ b/locales/mn/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Огнооны форматын бүс",
         "description": "Тоон огноог хэрхэн эрэмбэлэх вэ (өдөр, сар, жил)",
-        "auto": "Автомат (тохирох хэл)",
+        "auto": "Автомат ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO",
         "dmy": "Өдөр/Сар/Жил",
         "mdy": "Сар/Өдөр/Жил"
diff --git a/locales/nb/common.json b/locales/nb/common.json
index 30b190a0a..1f690c084 100644
--- a/locales/nb/common.json
+++ b/locales/nb/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Regionalt datoformat",
         "description": "Rekkefølgen i numeriske datoer (dag, måned og år)",
-        "auto": "Automatisk (følger språket)",
+        "auto": "Automatisk ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (ÅÅÅÅ-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Dag/måned/år",
         "mdy": "Måned/dag/år"
diff --git a/locales/nl/common.json b/locales/nl/common.json
index 00dd6fee1..89205d87c 100644
--- a/locales/nl/common.json
+++ b/locales/nl/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/pl/common.json b/locales/pl/common.json
index 7a9f8c61e..ab4b424d5 100644
--- a/locales/pl/common.json
+++ b/locales/pl/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/pt/common.json b/locales/pt/common.json
index d00028b63..b6c863d4d 100644
--- a/locales/pt/common.json
+++ b/locales/pt/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Formato de data da região",
         "description": "Como as datas numéricas são ordenadas (dia, mês, ano)",
-        "auto": "Automático (corresponder ao idioma)",
+        "auto": "Automático ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (AAAA-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Dia/Mês/Ano",
         "mdy": "Mês/Dia/Ano"
diff --git a/locales/ro/common.json b/locales/ro/common.json
index 0037165c4..b269eb874 100644
--- a/locales/ro/common.json
+++ b/locales/ro/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/ru/common.json b/locales/ru/common.json
index e99ea5911..588591b6a 100644
--- a/locales/ru/common.json
+++ b/locales/ru/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/sk/common.json b/locales/sk/common.json
index e0980a273..9240eb932 100644
--- a/locales/sk/common.json
+++ b/locales/sk/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/tr/common.json b/locales/tr/common.json
index c4683d2c8..342b97629 100644
--- a/locales/tr/common.json
+++ b/locales/tr/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/uk/common.json b/locales/uk/common.json
index 8aeb108a4..42d6565ff 100644
--- a/locales/uk/common.json
+++ b/locales/uk/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
diff --git a/locales/zh-TW/common.json b/locales/zh-TW/common.json
index 5fb6d3263..367847421 100644
--- a/locales/zh-TW/common.json
+++ b/locales/zh-TW/common.json
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "日期格式地區",
         "description": "數字日期的排列順序（日、月、年）",
-        "auto": "自動（與語言相符）",
+        "auto": "自動（{example}）",
         "iso": "ISO 8601（YYYY-MM-DD）",
         "dmy": "日／月／年",
         "mdy": "月／日／年"
diff --git a/locales/zh/common.json b/locales/zh/common.json
index dd1dddf08..b0406a81c 100644
--- a/locales/zh/common.json
+++ b/locales/zh/common.json
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic (match language)",
+        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
         "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"