Motor
German, noun/ˈmoːtoːɐ̯/
Motor is spelled M-O-T-O-R (5 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Motor is a German masculine noun meaning “engine (mechanical device)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “antreibende Maschine”.
What does Motor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineengine (mechanical device)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antreibende Maschine 2. etwas oder jemand, der etwas voranbringt; Antreiber, treibende Kraft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Motor
- Motors genitive
- Motoren plural
- Motore nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Motor?
- /ˈmoːtoːɐ̯/
- /-tɔɐ̯/
- colloquial /ˈmoːtɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Motor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Motor in German?
Motor appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).