motorist
/ˈməʊ.tə.ɹɪst/noun
motorist is spelled M-O-T-O-R-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, motorist means “One who drives a motor vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of motorist is motorists.
How many letters and syllables are in motorist?
| Letters | 8: M-O-T-O-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 motorist?
Motorist appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 motorist?
- /ˈməʊ.tə.ɹɪst/
Motorist 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-motorist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of motorist
- motorists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motorist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who drives a motor vehicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Motorist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who drives a motor vehicle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | automobiliste |
| German | Autofahrer, Autofahrerin |
| Portuguese | motorista |
| Spanish | conductor |
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.
Where does motorist come from?
From motor + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).