Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motorsport

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
mo-tor-sport
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

auto racing

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any sport involving automobiles (motor cars) other than racing; e.g. time trials

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any sport involving motor vehicles

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From motor + sport.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does motorsport mean?
auto racing
Where does motorsport come from?
From motor + sport.

How to pronounce motorsport

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