Which to use
“mot” and “Motte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,693
- “mot” frequency rank
- #32,677
- “Motte” frequency rank
- 75370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mot | Motte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wort | Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt |
Where the eye mixes mot and Motte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mot runs 3 letters (CVC) against Motte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mot vs Motte
A purely visual mix-up. mot ([mo]) and Motte ([ˈmɔtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mot” sits inside “Motte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mot is recorded at frequency rank #42,693, classified as anoun, pronounced [mo]. Motte is at rank #32,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75370, this pair ranks #309,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mot vs Motte
Shared letters: mot. Private to "mot": -. Private to "Motte": e.
"mot" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Motte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Motte ← mmotte · mote · motet · mtote · omtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mot" and "Motte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mot" vs "Motte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mot" and "Motte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Motte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mot" and "Motte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mot". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #309,638 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.