Motorik

[moˈtoːʁɪk]

/[moˈtoːʁɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Motorik” is uncommon German (frequency #50,733 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,733
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit des Körpers eines Tieres, eines Menschen oder deren Organe sich (durch das Gehirn gesteuert) zu bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-motorik · Motorik · German

Motorik · rank #50,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,733
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Morgenmagazin

Nearest frequency peer: Morgenmagazin (-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 „Motorik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Motorik
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotorik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈtoːʁɪk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Motorik“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Motorikfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Morgenmagazin“ (#50,732), „motorisierte“ (#50,734), „montierten“ (#50,731). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Motorik“ bei #50,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Motorik is uncommon German at frequency #50,733 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈtoːʁɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Motorik in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Motorik, spelled M-O-T-O-R-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit des Körpers eines Tieres, eines Menschen oder deren Organe sich (durch das Gehirn gesteuert) zu bewegen
  2. 2
    gleichmäßiger Rhythmus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Patienten, die an Morbus Parkinson leiden, sind in ihrer Motorik beeinträchtigt.
  2. „Meine Motorik wurde besser und besser.“

This word in other languages

motricité(Français)

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 "Motorik"?
"Motorik" is spelled M-O-T-O-R-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈtoːʁɪk].
What does "Motorik" mean?
As a noun, "Motorik" means: Fähigkeit des Körpers eines Tieres, eines Menschen oder deren Organe sich (durch das Gehirn gesteuert) zu bewegen
How do you pronounce "Motorik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motorik" is [moˈtoːʁɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motorik" come from?
"Motorik" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

monkeys#50,730mollige#50,728modular#50,727millers#50,713

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list