# motives vs moves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### moves
*noun · IPA /muːvz/ · frequency rank #2,546*
plural of move

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/motives-vs-moves