mota
Spanish, noun/ˈmota/
mota is spelled M-O-T-A (4 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mota is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “speck (tiny spot or particle), mote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto pequeño de partículas, usualmente aplicado al polvo o similares”.
What does mota mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespeck (tiny spot or particle), mote
- 2
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- 3
femininepill, fluff
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto pequeño de partículas, usualmente aplicado al polvo o similares. 2. Se aplica a varios objetos pequeños, por lo general insignificantes. 3. Mancha pequeña. 4. Pequeña imperfección.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mota
- motas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mota?
- /ˈmota/
- [ˈmo.t̪a]
- [ˈmot̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mota in Spanish?
mota appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).