motivational
/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃ(ə.)nəl/adjective
motivational is spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, motivational means “Tending or intended to motivate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in motivational?
| Letters | 12: M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is motivational?
Motivational appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce motivational?
- UK /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃə.nəl/
- US /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃ(ə.)nəl/
- US [ˈmoʊ.ɾə.veɪ.ʃ(ə.)nəl]
Motivational has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-motivational.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of motivational
- more motivational comparative
- most motivational superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motivational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending or intended to motivate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Motivational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tending or intended to motivate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incitatif, motivationnel |
| German | anregend, anspornend, motivierend, ermutigend |
| Portuguese | motivacional |
| Spanish | motivacional |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.