motormouth
noun, verb
motormouth is spelled M-O-T-O-R-M-O-U-T-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, motormouth means “One who talks very quickly or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of motormouth is motormouths.
How many letters and syllables are in motormouth?
| Letters | 10: M-O-T-O-R-M-O-U-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is motormouth?
Motormouth appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 motormouth?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-motormouth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of motormouth
- motormouths plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- motor mouth
- motor-mouth
- motormouthing participle, present
- motormouthed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motormouth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalOne who talks very quickly or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.
He's such a motormouth that I can never get a word in.
verb
- 1
informalTo talk very quickly or incessantly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Motormouth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | verbomoteur, verbomotrice |
| German | Quasselstrippe , quasseln |
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 motormouth come from?
From motor + mouth, from the figurative notion that the mouth moves so much that it seems motorized.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).