Motel

[ˈmoːtl̩]

/[ˈmoːtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Motel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,211
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-motel · Motel · German

Motel · rank #30,211 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,211
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH modernisieren

Nearest frequency peer: modernisieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Motel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Motel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Motel vs move
40% similar
Motel vs moto
40% similar
Motel vs Möwe
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Motel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːtl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,211
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Motel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Motelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „modernisieren“ (#30,210), „Musikanten“ (#30,212), „Mobiliar“ (#30,209). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Motel“ bei #30,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Motel (IPA [ˈmoːtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,211 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Motel, with forms such as "mmotel", "moetl", and "motell". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "move", "moto", "Möwe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Motel, spelled M-O-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Motel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Schließlich zwang mich die Müdigkeit, an einem hübschen Motel zu halten.“

This word in other languages

motel(English)motel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotel
  • moetl
  • motell
  • motle
  • mottel
  • mtoel
  • omtel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Motel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmotel1moetl2motell1motle2mottel1mtoel2omtel2
Edit distance from "Motel"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Motel"?
"Motel" is spelled M-O-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːtl̩].
What does "Motel" mean?
As a noun, "Motel" means: Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen
What words are commonly confused with "Motel"?
"Motel" is commonly confused with "move", "moto", "Möwe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Motel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motel" is [ˈmoːtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motel" come from?
"Motel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Motel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Makro#30,188Posse#30,240liber#30,181Laube#30,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nullen7 variantsRothe7 variantssmile7 variantsintim7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list