Motor

[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]

/[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Motor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,775
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antreibende Maschine

Corpus desk

Index DE-motor · Motor · German

Motor · rank #2,775 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,775
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH maximal

Nearest frequency peer: maximal (-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 „Motor“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Motor“ 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).

Motor vs Motto
60% similar
Motor vs Motte
60% similar
Motor vs Motors
83% similar

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

Key facts for Motor
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,775
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Motor“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „maximal“ (#2,774), „nationalen“ (#2,776), „lieb“ (#2,773). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Motor“ bei #2,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Motor (IPA [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,775 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Motor, with forms such as "mmotor", "mootr", and "motorr". 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, "Motto", "Motte", "Motors", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Motor, spelled M-O-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    antreibende Maschine
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemand, der etwas voranbringt; Antreiber, treibende Kraft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Auto fährt nicht mehr, da der Motor kaputt ist.
  2. „Sie ließ den Motor an, schaltete die Scheinwerfer ein und setzte rückwärts aus der Einfahrt.“

Antonyms

Muskelkraft

This word in other languages

engine(English)motor(Español)moteur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotor
  • mootr
  • motorr
  • motro
  • mottor
  • mtoor
  • omtor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Motor - 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.

mmotor1mootr2motorr1motro2mottor1mtoor2omtor2
Edit distance from "Motor"

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 "Motor"?
"Motor" is spelled M-O-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Motor" mean?
As a noun, "Motor" means: antreibende Maschine
What words are commonly confused with "Motor"?
"Motor" is commonly confused with "Motto", "Motte", "Motors". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Motor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motor" is [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motor" come from?
"Motor" 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 "Motor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ohren#2,778Papst#2,780Sitze#2,791redet#2,739

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kanal7 variantsHumor7 variantsMannes7 variantsTaten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list