motorcade

/ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/

//ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd// noun

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"motorcade" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“motorcade” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,922
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

Corpus desk

Index EN-motorcade · motorcade · English

motorcade · rank #39,922 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,922
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH motocross

Nearest frequency peer: motocross (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “motorcade”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “motorcade” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for motorcade
PropertyValue
Headwordmotorcade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,922
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “motorcade”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).motorcadelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “motocross” (#39,921), “motorcyclist” (#39,923), “Morecambe” (#39,920). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “motorcade” is #39,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around motorcade (IPA /ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,922 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for motorcade, with forms such as "mmotorcade", "mootrcade", and "motocrade". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of motor + cavalcade. The correct English form is motorcade, spelled M-O-T-O-R-C-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how motorcade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. JFK was assassinated in a motorcade.
  2. The aide rides, along with the president's physician, in the “control car,” third in line in the motorcade.

Etymology

Blend of motor + cavalcade.

This word in other languages

caravana(Español)Autokolonne(Deutsch)carreata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotorcade
  • mootrcade
  • motocrade
  • motoracde
  • motorcadde
  • motorcaed
  • motorccade
  • motorcdae
  • motorrcade
  • motrocade
  • mottorcade
  • mtoorcade
  • omtorcade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motorcade - 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.

mmotorcade1mootrcade2motocrade2motoracde2motorcadde1motorcaed2motorccade1motorcdae2
Edit distance from "motorcade"

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 "motorcade"?
"motorcade" is spelled M-O-T-O-R-C-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/.
What does "motorcade" mean?
As a noun, "motorcade" means: A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.
What are common misspellings of "motorcade"?
Common misspellings include "mmotorcade", "mootrcade", "motocrade", "motoracde", "motorcadde". The correct spelling is "motorcade".
How do you pronounce "motorcade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motorcade" is /ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/. 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 "motorcade"?
Blend of motor + cavalcade. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "motorcade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

motocross#39,921Morecambe#39,920opportune#39,939oppressor#39,940

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list