Motte

/[ˈmɔtə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,677

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Motte is aGermannoun. It means: Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt Pronounced [ˈmɔtə]. Often confused with move and Möwe.

Key facts for Motte
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,677
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Motte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Motte is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɔtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,677 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Motte, with forms such as "mmotte", "mote", and "motet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "move", "Möwe", "Mute", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Motte, spelled M-O-T-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt
  2. 2
    nicht zu den Tagfaltern gehörender Schmetterling
  3. 3
    Turmhügelburg; frühe Burgform auf einem Erdhügel

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmotte,mote,motet,mtote,omtte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Motte

Misspelling Variants of "Motte"

mmotte6mote4motet5mtote5omtte5
Misspelling Variants of "Motte"

Frequency rank: #32,677 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Motte"?
"Motte" is spelled M-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔtə].
What does "Motte" mean?
As a noun, "Motte" means: Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt
What words are commonly confused with "Motte"?
"Motte" is commonly confused with "move", "Möwe", "Mute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Motte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motte" is [ˈmɔtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motte" come from?
"Motte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.