motó

\mo˩.ˈto˥\

/\mo˩.ˈto˥\/ noun

The verdict

“motó” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tête.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moto · motó · French

motó · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for motó
PropertyValue
Headwordmotó
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo˩.ˈto˥\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « motó » en français

motóreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

motó is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo˩.ˈto˥\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tête.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for motó in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is motó, spelled M-O-T-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tête.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how motó appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yě motó libángá. — Il a la tête dur (Il est têtu).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motó"?
"motó" is spelled M-O-T-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is \mo˩.ˈto˥\.
What does "motó" mean?
As a noun, "motó" means: Tête.
How do you pronounce "motó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motó" is \mo˩.ˈto˥\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motó" come from?
"motó" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list