moto
French, noun/mɔ.to/
moto is spelled M-O-T-O (4 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moto is a French feminine noun meaning “bike, motorbike (motorcycle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Véhicule motorisé à deux roues de puissance suffisante pour rouler sur les mêmes routes que les automobiles”.
What does moto mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebike, motorbike (motorcycle)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Véhicule motorisé à deux roues de puissance suffisante pour rouler sur les mêmes routes que les automobiles.
prefix: 1. Préfixe indiquant la motorisation du composé.
prefix: 1. Préfixe formateur des composés qui ont un rapport avec la moto.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of moto
- motos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moto?
- /mɔ.to/
- /mo.to/
- \mɔ.to\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moto in French?
moto appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).