moped
/ˈmoʊ.pɛd/noun, adjective, verb
moped is spelled M-O-P-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moped means “A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moped is mopeds.
How many letters and syllables are in moped?
| Letters | 5: M-O-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is moped?
Moped appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce moped?
- UK /ˈməʊ.pɛd/
- US /ˈmoʊ.pɛd/
As an adjective (“Melancholic, dejected”): /məʊpt/, /moʊpt/.
Moped has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moped_(noun).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moped_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moped
- mopeds plural
- mo-ped
- more moped comparative
- most moped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.
He took his moped into work.
adjective
- 1
Melancholic, dejected.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of mope
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense two-wheeled vehicle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vélomoteur, cyclomoteur, mobylette, mob |
| German | Moped, Motorvelo |
| Portuguese | ciclomotor |
| Spanish | motoneta, motocicleta, ciclomotor, vespino, bicimoto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does moped come from?
Borrowed from Swedish moped.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).