Mottos

[ˈmɔtos]

/[ˈmɔtos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mottos” is uncommon German (frequency #80,698 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,698
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Motto

Corpus desk

Index DE-mottos · Mottos · German

Mottos · rank #80,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,698
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Motoröl

Nearest frequency peer: Motoröl (-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 „Mottos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mottos
PropertyValue
HeadwordMottos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔtos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mottos“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Motoröl“ (#80,697), „mou“ (#80,699), „MTA“ (#80,700). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mottos“ bei #80,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mottos is uncommon German at frequency #80,698 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔtos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mottos, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Mottos, spelled M-O-T-T-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Motto
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Motto
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Motto
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Motto
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Motto

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 "Mottos"?
"Mottos" is spelled M-O-T-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔtos].
What does "Mottos" mean?
As a noun, "Mottos" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Motto
How do you pronounce "Mottos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mottos" is [ˈmɔtos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mottos" come from?
"Mottos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

montan#80,695Mühsal#80,709Mensen#80,672meadow#80,661

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list