# motherfucker

> English word · Interjection · IPA /mʌðəˌfʌkə/ · frequency rank #12,812

## Definitions
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 (19)
`mmotherfucker`, `mohterfucker`, `motehrfucker`, `mothefrucker`, `motherfcuker`, `motherffucker`, `motherfuccker`, `motherfucekr`, `motherfuckerr`, `motherfuckker`, `motherfuckre`, `motherfukcer`, `motherrfucker`, `motherufcker`, `mothherfucker`, `mothrefucker`, `mottherfucker`, `mtoherfucker`, `omtherfucker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/motherfucker