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mot

UK /məʊ/noun

mot is spelled M-O-T: 3 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mot means “A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mot is mots.

How many letters and syllables are in mot?

Letters3: M-O-T
Syllables3 (from its pronunciation)
In writing1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with
Same letters

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is mot?

Mot appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 mot?

  • UK /məʊ/

As a noun (“A woman; a wife”): /mɒt/.

Mot has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mot1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mot2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Words people confuse with mot

Also written: mott.

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

What rhymes with mot?

The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mot from its last stressed vowel (/əʊ/, British pronunciation):

Spelled with the same letters in another order: tom.

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of mot

  • mots plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does mot mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.

  2. 2

    obsoleteA word or a motto; a device.

  3. 3

    obsoleteA note or brief strain on a bugle.

  4. 4

    IrelandUKslangA woman; a wife.

  5. 5

    IrelandUKslangA prostitute.

  6. 6

    IrelandUKslangA landlady.

noun

as MOT
  1. 1

    UKcolloquialAn MOT test (an annual test of roadworthiness for most UK motor vehicles over three years old, or four years old in Northern Ireland).

    I can’t drive over this week, the car is in for its MOT.

  2. 2

    UKAny regular checkup.

    Mr. Baines: We have also said in our response that we believe that an 'MOT' for houses would be a good idea. How and when you apply this– Q120 Mr Olner: Wait a minute! I have got a motorcar and I have to have an MOT after three years, so if

  3. 3

    UKAn aggregate which meets one of the three Ministry of Transport standards for use in road, path and sports court subbase layers.

    MOT Type 1 gives the strongest base, MOT Type 3 the best drainage, and MOT Type 2 is intermediate for both

  4. 4

    Initialism of management of technology.

  5. 5

    Initialism of microwave oven transformer.

  6. 6

    Initialism of member of the tribe (“a Jew”).

  7. 7

    Initialism of magnetooptical trap.

verb

as MOT
  1. 1

    UKcolloquialTo subject a motor vehicle to an MOT test.

    I've got to get the car MOTed by Friday.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Where does mot come from?

From French mot. Doublet of motto.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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