moteur électrique
\mɔ.tœ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\
The verdict
“moteur électrique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Machine produisant un travail mécanique à partir de l’électricité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-moteur-electrique · moteur électrique · French
moteur électrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | moteur électrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.tœ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « moteur électrique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
moteur électrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.tœ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine produisant un travail mécanique à partir de l’électricité.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for moteur électrique, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is moteur électrique, spelled M-O-T-E-U-R- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Machine produisant un travail mécanique à partir de l’électricité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how moteur électrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le moteur électrique a un fonctionnement exactement inverse du générateur-alternateur.
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.