motes

[ˈmot̪es]

/[ˈmot̪es]/ noun

The verdict

“motes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,941 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,941
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En el juego de los estrechos, aleluyas que por sorteo acompañan a los nombres de los participantes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-motes · motes · Spanish

motes · rank #67,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,941
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH motas

Nearest frequency peer: motas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “motes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “motes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for motes
PropertyValue
Headwordmotes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmot̪es]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “motes” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).motescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “motas” (#67,940), “morfológico” (#67,938), “musgos” (#67,944). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “motes” va en #67,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

motes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,941 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmot̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En el juego de los estrechos, aleluyas que por sorteo acompañan a los nombres de los participantes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for motes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is motes, spelled M-O-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    En el juego de los estrechos, aleluyas que por sorteo acompañan a los nombres de los participantes.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motes"?
"motes" is spelled M-O-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmot̪es].
What does "motes" mean?
As a noun, "motes" means: En el juego de los estrechos, aleluyas que por sorteo acompañan a los nombres de los participantes.
How do you pronounce "motes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motes" is [ˈmot̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list