Motorbetrieb
[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯bəˌtʁiːp]
The verdict
“Motorbetrieb” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mittels Energie mechanische Arbeit verrichtender Betriebszustand einer Maschine, die dafür konzipiert wurde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Motorbetrieb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯bəˌtʁiːp] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Motorbetrieb” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Motorbetrieb is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯bəˌtʁiːp]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mittels Energie mechanische Arbeit verrichtender Betriebszustand einer Maschine, die dafür konzipiert wurde".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Motorbetrieb, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Motorbetrieb, spelled M-O-T-O-R-B-E-T-R-I-E-B.
Definition
- 1mittels Energie mechanische Arbeit verrichtender Betriebszustand einer Maschine, die dafür konzipiert wurde
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Motorbetrieb”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-T-O-R-B-E-T-R-I-E-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.