Motetten

[moˈtɛtn̩]

/[moˈtɛtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Motetten” is uncommon German (frequency #70,588 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,588
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Motette

Corpus desk

Index DE-motetten · Motetten · German

Motetten · rank #70,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,588
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH moria

Nearest frequency peer: moria (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Motetten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Motetten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Motetten
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotetten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈtɛtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,588
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Motetten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Motettenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „moria“ (#70,587), „Morddrohung“ (#70,586), „motivierende“ (#70,590). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Motetten“ bei #70,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Motetten is uncommon German at frequency #70,588 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈtɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Motetten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Motetten, spelled M-O-T-E-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Motette
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Motette
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Motette
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Motette

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 "Motetten"?
"Motetten" is spelled M-O-T-E-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈtɛtn̩].
What does "Motetten" mean?
As a noun, "Motetten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Motette
How do you pronounce "Motetten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motetten" is [moˈtɛtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motetten" come from?
"Motetten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Müllheim#70,601Minarett#70,574massiere#70,551Marbella#70,545

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list