# motorcycle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/ · frequency rank #6,382

## Definitions
1. An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.

## Etymology
From motor + cycle, from the Motorcyclette produced in 1897 by the French Werner Frères et Cie.

## Common misspellings (16)
`mmotorcycle`, `mootrcycle`, `motocrycle`, `motorccycle`, `motorccyle`, `motorcyccle`, `motorcycel`, `motorcyclle`, `motorcylce`, `motorcyycle`, `motorrcycle`, `motoryccle`, `motrocycle`, `mottorcycle`, `mtoorcycle`, `omtorcycle`

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