Motivation
[motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Motivation” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,834 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,834
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Wille, ein Ziel zu erreichen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Motivation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [motivaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Motivation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Motivation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [motivaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,834 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1der Wille, ein Ziel zu erreichen
- 2Prozess und Ergebnis eines Vorgangs, der dazu führt, dass die Bedeutung sprachlicher Ausdrücke sich aus der Bedeutung ihrer Bestandteile herleiten lässt
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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.
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.
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Using “Motivation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [motivaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.