motions

/\mɔ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,452

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

motions is aFrenchnoun. It means: Pluriel de motion. Pronounced \mɔ.sjɔ̃\. Often confused with motos and motors.

Key facts for motions
PropertyValue
Headwordmotions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.sjɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,452
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of motions in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for motions is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔ.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #29,452 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de motion.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for motions, with forms such as "mmotions", "moitons", and "motinos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "motos", "motors", "mutins", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is motions, spelled M-O-T-I-O-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de motion.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmotions,moitons,motinos,motionns,motionss,motiosn,motoins,mottions,mtoions,omtions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for motions

Misspelling Variants of "motions"

mmotions8moitons7motinos7motionns8motionss8motiosn7motoins7mottions8
Misspelling Variants of "motions"

Frequency rank: #29,452 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motions"?
"motions" is spelled M-O-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "motions" mean?
As a noun, "motions" means: Pluriel de motion.
What words are commonly confused with "motions"?
"motions" is commonly confused with "motos", "motors", "mutins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "motions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motions" is \mɔ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motions" come from?
"motions" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.