Why is もっと pronounced "motto" but written "motsuto"?


Word **もっと** is pronuncing as **motto** means more. But when writing It is
**mo(も) tsu(っ) to(と)**.

Why is that ? I'm new to Japanese language.

Please tell me there are other commonly used words like this ? Please give me
some examples.




This is a double consonant sound. It's denoted by the smaller size **つ**. So
instead of the word being pronounced as **Mo-tsu-to** , it is pronounced
**Mot-to** because of the **っ**. That is why you have two _t_ 's instead of
just Mo-to. This is similar to **かった** in which the actual pronunciation is
**kat-ta** instead of **ka-tsu-ta.** Another consonant sound is added before
**っ** that is similar to the one following it. That is why in both **もっと** and
**かった** the tsu is replaced by a "t" because the kana following **っ** are
**と** and **た** , which both start with a "t" sound. This is why it is called
a double consonant sound.




This is a double consonant sound. It's denoted by the smaller size **つ**. So
instead of the word being pronounced as **Mo-tsu-to** , it is pronounced
**Mot-to** because of the **っ**. That is why you have two _t_ 's instead of
just Mo-to. This is similar to **かった** in which the actual pronunciation is
**kat-ta** instead of **ka-tsu-ta.** Another consonant sound is added before
**っ** that is similar to the one following it. That is why in both **もっと** and
**かった** the tsu is replaced by a "t" because the kana following **っ** are
**と** and **た** , which both start with a "t" sound. This is why it is called
a double consonant sound.

