Motto
German, noun[ˈmɔto]
Motto is spelled M-O-T-T-O (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,961st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Motto is a German neuter noun meaning “motto, slogan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine – oft schlagwortartige – programmatische Aussage, die eine Person, Institution oder Veranstaltung…”.
What does Motto mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermotto, slogan
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine – oft schlagwortartige – programmatische Aussage, die eine Person, Institution oder Veranstaltung charakterisieren oder prägen soll
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 Motto
- Mottos genitive
- Motti plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Motto?
- [ˈmɔto]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Motto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Motto in German?
Motto appears 28 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).