motorbike
/ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/noun, verb
motorbike is spelled M-O-T-O-R-B-I-K-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, motorbike means “A motorcycle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of motorbike is motorbikes.
How many letters and syllables are in motorbike?
| Letters | 9: M-O-T-O-R-B-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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 motorbike?
Motorbike appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 motorbike?
- UK /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/
- US /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/
- US [ˈmoʊɾɚˌbaɪk]
Motorbike has 3 syllables (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: En-uk-a_motorbike.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of motorbike
- motorbikes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- motorbiking participle, present
- motorbiked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motorbike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA motorcycle.
- 2
USA small and light motorcycle.
verb
- 1
To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike.
We motorbiked all over the US that summer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate motorbike?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of motorbike: bike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Motorbike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to ride or travel by a motorbike:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rouler en moto, faire de la moto |
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.