# Motor

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯] · frequency rank #2,775

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

## Easily confused with
- **Motto** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motor-vs-motto)
- **Motte** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motor-vs-motte)
- **Motors** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motor-vs-motors)
- **Motoren** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motor-vs-motoren)
- **mor** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mor-vs-motor)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mot-vs-motor)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moon-vs-motor)
- **Mohr** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mohr-vs-motor)
- **Moos** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moos-vs-motor)
- **Moor** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moor-vs-motor)
- **moto** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moto-vs-motor)
- **Meter** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/meter-vs-motor)
- **Motiv** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motiv-vs-motor)
- **Major** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/major-vs-motor)
- **Moore** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moore-vs-motor)
- **Moser** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moser-vs-motor)
- **minor** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/minor-vs-motor)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mater-vs-motor)
- **Manor** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/manor-vs-motor)
- **Motel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/motel-vs-motor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmotor`, `mootr`, `motorr`, `motro`, `mottor`, `mtoor`, `omtor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/motor