motto

Questions about motto

What does motto mean?

motto means "a favorite saying of a sect or political group".

How many syllables are in motto?

motto has 2 syllables: mot-to. The stress falls on "mot". In IPA it is /ˈmɑtoʊ/.

What is another word for motto?

Close synonyms include slogan, catchword, shibboleth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is motto a common word?

motto is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.