motocross
/ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/
"motocross" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“motocross” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,921
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of off-road motorbike racing.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | motocross |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “motocross” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around motocross (IPA /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,921 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for motocross, with forms such as "mmotocross", "mootcross", and "motcoross". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross. The correct English form is motocross, spelled M-O-T-O-C-R-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1A form of off-road motorbike racing.
- 2An event where such racing takes place.
Etymology
From French, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmotocross,mootcross,motcoross,motoccross,motocorss,motocros,motocrross,motocrsos,motorcoss,mottocross,mtoocross,omtocross
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motocross - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “motocross”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-T-O-C-R-O-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.