motorized

adj

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

The verdict

“motorized” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,835
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Equipped with a motor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-motorized · motorized · English

motorized · rank #24,835 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,835
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Morty

Nearest frequency peer: Morty (-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 “motorized”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “motorized” 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 motorized
PropertyValue
Headwordmotorized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,835
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “motorized”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).motorizedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Morty” (#24,834), “mouthpiece” (#24,836), “Mori” (#24,833). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “motorized” is #24,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around motorized, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,835 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for motorized, with forms such as "mmotorized", "mootrized", and "motoirzed". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is motorized, spelled M-O-T-O-R-I-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Equipped with a motor.
  2. 2
    Supplied with motor vehicles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Some would argue that a moped is little more than a motorized bicycle, but others would disagree.
  2. Because the medic had been supplied with a jeep, he and his aide were classed as a motorized detachment.

This word in other languages

motorisiert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotorized
  • mootrized
  • motoirzed
  • motoriezd
  • motorizde
  • motorizedd
  • motorizzed
  • motorrized
  • motorzied
  • motroized
  • mottorized
  • mtoorized
  • omtorized

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motorized - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmotorized1mootrized2motoirzed2motoriezd2motorizde2motorizedd1motorizzed1motorrized1
Edit distance from "motorized"

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 "motorized"?
"motorized" is spelled M-O-T-O-R-I-Z-E-D.
What does "motorized" mean?
As an adjective, "motorized" means: Equipped with a motor.
What are common misspellings of "motorized"?
Common misspellings include "mmotorized", "mootrized", "motoirzed", "motoriezd", "motorizde". The correct spelling is "motorized".
What language does "motorized" come from?
"motorized" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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