mota

\mo.ta\

/\mo.ta\/ noun

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The verdict

“mota” is uncommon French (frequency #56,760 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,760
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit nœud qui se fait dans le tissu, petite touffe qui se fait à la surface du tissu.

Key facts for mota
PropertyValue
Headwordmota
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.ta\
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mota” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mota lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mota is uncommon French at frequency #56,760 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mota, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mota, spelled M-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit nœud qui se fait dans le tissu, petite touffe qui se fait à la surface du tissu.
  2. 2
    Mouton de poussière.
  3. 3
    Motte de terre.
  4. 4
    Motte, petite colline artificielle.
  5. 5
    Cannabis.
  6. 6
    Mèche de cheveux crépus.

Synonyms

marihuanamechón

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mota"?
"mota" is spelled M-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.ta\.
What does "mota" mean?
As a noun, "mota" means: Petit nœud qui se fait dans le tissu, petite touffe qui se fait à la surface du tissu.
How do you pronounce "mota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mota" is \mo.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mota" come from?
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Using “mota”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mo.ta\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list