motor
Spanish, noun/moˈtoɾ/
motor is spelled M-O-T-O-R (5 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,161st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Motor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “motor (mechanical device)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lo que proporciona el movimiento”.
What does motor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
moving
noun
- 1
masculinemotor (mechanical device)
- 2
masculineengine
- 3
masculinedriving force, driver, mover
- 4
masculinepowerhouse
- 5
masculinebackend, back end
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que mueve.
noun: 1. Lo que proporciona el movimiento. 2. Aparato que mueve algo al ser alimentado con algún tipo de energía. 3. Dícese de la motocicleta.
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 motor
- motora feminine
- motores masculine plural
- motoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce motor?
- /moˈtoɾ/
- [moˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to motor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is motor in Spanish?
motor appears 40 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).