motete
[moˈt̪et̪e]
The verdict
“motete” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Breve composición musical que se canta en las iglesias.
Corpus desk
Index ES-motete · motete · Spanish
motete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | motete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moˈt̪et̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “motete” en español
Rare enough to double-check
motete is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈt̪et̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Breve composición musical que se canta en las iglesias.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for motete, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is motete, spelled M-O-T-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Breve composición musical que se canta en las iglesias.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.