motocross
\mo.to.kʁɔs\
The verdict
“motocross” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,565
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Course de vitesse motocycliste sur un circuit tout-terrain accidenté.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | motocross |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mo.to.kʁɔs\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #43,565 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “motocross” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around motocross (IPA \mo.to.kʁɔs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,565 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Course de vitesse motocycliste sur un circuit tout-terrain accidenté.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for motocross, with forms such as "mmotocross", "mootcross", and "motcoross". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is motocross, spelled M-O-T-O-C-R-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1Course de vitesse motocycliste sur un circuit tout-terrain accidenté.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmotocross
- mootcross
- motcoross
- motoccross
- motocorss
- motocros
- motocrross
- motocrsos
- motorcoss
- mottocross
- mtoocross
- omtocross
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motocross - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “motocross”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-T-O-C-R-O-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mo.to.kʁɔs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.