# Motel vs mother

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Motel
*noun · IPA [ˈmoːtl̩] · frequency rank #30,211*
Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen

### mother
*noun · IPA [ˈmʌðə] · frequency rank #22,070*
weiblicher Elternteil; Mutter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motel-vs-mother