motherfucker

Name: motherfucker, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/mʌðəˌfʌkə/

//mʌðəˌfʌkə// intj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“motherfucker” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,812
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise.

Key facts for motherfucker
Property	Value
Headword	motherfucker
Language	English
Part of speech	Interjection
IPA	/mʌðəˌfʌkə/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#12,812
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “motherfucker” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). motherfucker lands here:

#12,812

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around motherfucker (IPA /mʌðəˌfʌkə/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #12,812 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for motherfucker, with forms such as "mmotherfucker", "mohterfucker", and "motehrfucker". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck La… The correct English form is motherfucker, spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-F-U-C-K-E-R.

Definition

1
Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fucker English motherfucker Compound of mother + fucker; attested since 1918. The injury comes from the implication of somebody sleeping with their own mother, but was probably not used literally until later. Also analyzed as a calque of Hindustani مَادَر چود (mādar cod) / मादरचोद (mādarcod).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

mmotherfucker
mohterfucker
motehrfucker
mothefrucker
motherfcuker
motherffucker
motherfuccker
motherfucekr
motherfuckerr
motherfuckker
motherfuckre
motherfukcer
motherrfucker
motherufcker
mothherfucker
mothrefucker
mottherfucker
mtoherfucker
omtherfucker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motherfucker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "motherfucker"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motherfucker"?

"motherfucker" is spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-F-U-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mʌðəˌfʌkə/.

What does "motherfucker" mean?

As an interjection, "motherfucker" means: Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise.

What are common misspellings of "motherfucker"?

Common misspellings include "mmotherfucker", "mohterfucker", "motehrfucker", "mothefrucker", "motherfcuker". The correct spelling is "motherfucker".

How do you pronounce "motherfucker"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motherfucker" is /mʌðəˌfʌkə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "motherfucker"?

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Using “motherfucker”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-O-T-H-E-R-F-U-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.