Which to use
“Motor” and “Motors” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,775
- “Motor” frequency rank
- #13,205
- “Motors” frequency rank
- 15980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Motor | Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | antreibende Maschine | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Motor |
Where the eye mixes Motor and Motors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Motor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Motors's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Motor vs Motors
A purely visual mix-up. Motor ([ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]) and Motors ([ˈmoːtoːɐ̯s]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Motor” sits inside “Motors”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Motor is recorded at frequency rank #2,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]. Motors is at rank #13,205, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯s].
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 15980, this pair ranks #1,939,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Motor vs Motors
Shared letters: mort. Private to "Motor": -. Private to "Motors": s.
"Motor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Motors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Motor" for "Motors" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Motor" or "Motors"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Motor" and "Motors" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Motor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Motors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Motor" and "Motors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Majors vs Motors". 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 #1,939,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.