motile
\mɔ.til\
The verdict
“motile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la capacité de se mouvoir activement et spontanément ou par réaction à des stimuli, en parlant d’un organisme vivant ou de l’un de ses organes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-motile · motile · French
motile · 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 | motile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɔ.til\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « motile » en français
Rare enough to double-check
motile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔ.til\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a la capacité de se mouvoir activement et spontanément ou par réaction à des stimuli, en parlant d’un organisme vivant ou de l’un de ses organes.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for motile, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is motile, spelled M-O-T-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a la capacité de se mouvoir activement et spontanément ou par réaction à des stimuli, en parlant d’un organisme vivant ou de l’un de ses organes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how motile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lors de leur libération dans l’eau, les spermatozoïdes de truite deviennent quasi instantanément motiles.
Synonyms
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.