Motivation

[motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Motivation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,834
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Wille, ein Ziel zu erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-motivation · Motivation · German

Motivation · rank #3,834 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,834
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitnehmen

Nearest frequency peer: mitnehmen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Motivation“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Motivation“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Motivation
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotivation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,834
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Motivation“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Motivationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mitnehmen“ (#3,833), „natürliche“ (#3,835), „Mercedes“ (#3,832). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Motivation“ bei #3,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Motivation (IPA [motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,834 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Motivation, with forms such as "mmotivation", "moitvation", and "motiavtion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Motivation, spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Wille, ein Ziel zu erreichen
  2. 2
    Prozess und Ergebnis eines Vorgangs, der dazu führt, dass die Bedeutung sprachlicher Ausdrücke sich aus der Bedeutung ihrer Bestandteile herleiten lässt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dazu fehlt mir die Motivation.
  2. „Symptomatisch für diese gipfelbezogene Erlebnisweise des Höhenbergsteigens ist die Motivationskurve, die sich in zahlreichen, von mir geführten Interviews sinngleich wie in den folgenden Aussagen offenbart: Wenn ich einen Gipfel erreicht habe, sinkt meine Motivation rapide ab […].“

Synonyms

Antonyms

DemotivierungLustlosigkeitUndurchsichtigkeit

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotivation
  • moitvation
  • motiavtion
  • motivaiton
  • motivatino
  • motivationn
  • motivatoin
  • motivattion
  • motivtaion
  • motivvation
  • mottivation
  • motviation
  • mtoivation
  • omtivation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Motivation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmotivation1moitvation2motiavtion2motivaiton2motivatino2motivationn1motivatoin2motivattion1
Edit distance from "Motivation"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Motivation"?
"Motivation" is spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [motivaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Motivation" mean?
As a noun, "Motivation" means: der Wille, ein Ziel zu erreichen
What are common misspellings of "Motivation"?
Common misspellings include "mmotivation", "moitvation", "motiavtion", "motivaiton", "motivatino". The correct spelling is "Motivation".
How do you pronounce "Motivation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motivation" is [motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motivation" come from?
"Motivation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list