motorcar
noun
motorcar is spelled M-O-T-O-R-C-A-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, motorcar means “An enclosed passenger motor vehicle: a car (automobile)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of motorcar is motorcars.
How many letters and syllables are in motorcar?
| Letters | 8: M-O-T-O-R-C-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 motorcar?
Motorcar appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 motorcar?
- US
Motorcar 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-us-motorcar.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with motorcar
Also written: motor car (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of motorcar
- motorcars plural
- motor car
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motorcar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedAn enclosed passenger motor vehicle: a car (automobile).
- 2
USA self-propelled railway vehicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does motorcar come from?
From motor + car.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).