motocyclette

\mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt\

/\mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“motocyclette” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,240
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Véhicule à deux roues, disposé comme une bicyclette et actionné par un moteur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-motocyclette · motocyclette · French

motocyclette · rank #49,240 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,240
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH morfler

Nearest frequency peer: morfler (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « motocyclette »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « motocyclette » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

motocyclette vs motocycliste
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for motocyclette
PropertyValue
Headwordmotocyclette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt\
Letters12
Frequency rank#49,240
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « motocyclette »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.motocyclettese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « morfler » (#49,239), « mordue » (#49,238), « MP4 » (#49,242). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « motocyclette » est au #49,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around motocyclette (IPA \mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,240 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Véhicule à deux roues, disposé comme une bicyclette et actionné par un moteur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for motocyclette, with forms such as "mmotocyclette", "mootcyclette", and "motcoyclette". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "motocycliste", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is motocyclette, spelled M-O-T-O-C-Y-C-L-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Véhicule à deux roues, disposé comme une bicyclette et actionné par un moteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’alcool aidant, le Vélosolex n’arrivait pas à tenir debout ou peut-être son conducteur n’était pas en état de monter sur sa motocyclette.
  2. Il s'agissait de gants, de pompes à vélo, de sacs ou d'écharpes. Jamais encore on n'avait découvert deux motocyclettes.

Synonyms

bécanebécyquemeulemoto

This word in other languages

motorcycle(English)motocicleta(Español)Motorrad(Deutsch)motocicleta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotocyclette
  • mootcyclette
  • motcoyclette
  • motoccyclette
  • motoccylette
  • motocycclette
  • motocyceltte
  • motocyclete
  • motocycletet
  • motocycllette
  • motocycltete
  • motocylcette
  • motocyyclette
  • motoycclette
  • mottocyclette
  • mtoocyclette
  • omtocyclette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motocyclette - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmotocyclette1mootcyclette2motcoyclette2motoccyclette1motoccylette2motocycclette1motocyceltte2motocyclete1
Edit distance from "motocyclette"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motocyclette"?
"motocyclette" is spelled M-O-T-O-C-Y-C-L-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt\.
What does "motocyclette" mean?
As a noun, "motocyclette" means: Véhicule à deux roues, disposé comme une bicyclette et actionné par un moteur.
What words are commonly confused with "motocyclette"?
"motocyclette" is commonly confused with "motocycliste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "motocyclette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motocyclette" is \mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motocyclette" come from?
"motocyclette" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "motocyclette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

monarchiste17 variantsphonétiques17 variantspoliticiennes17 variantsréconciliés17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list