# monies vs motives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### monies
*noun · frequency rank #23,909*
plural of money

### motives
*noun · IPA /ˈmoʊtɪvz/ · frequency rank #10,729*
plural of motive

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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