motivación

[mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]

/[mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“motivación” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,757
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de motivar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-motivacion · motivación · Spanish

motivación · rank #5,757 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,757
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Molina

Nearest frequency peer: Molina (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “motivación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “motivación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

motivación vs motivaron
70% similar
motivación vs mutilación
80% similar
motivación vs motivaciones
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for motivación
PropertyValue
Headwordmotivación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,757
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “motivación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.motivacióncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Molina” (#5,756), “muera” (#5,758), “minoría” (#5,755). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “motivación” va en #5,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around motivación (IPA [mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,757 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for motivación, with forms such as "mmotivación", "moitvación", and "motiavción". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "motivaron", "mutilación", "motivaciones", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is motivación, spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de motivar.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de factores que intervienen en un acto electivo, según su origen los motivos pueden ser de carácter fisiológico e innatos (hambre, sueño) o sociales; estos últimos se adquieren durante la socialización, formándose en función de las relaciones interpersonales, los valores, las normas y las instituciones sociales.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotivación
  • moitvación
  • motiavción
  • motibación
  • motivacción
  • motivacinó
  • motivaciónn
  • motivacóin
  • motivaicón
  • motivasión
  • motivcaión
  • motivvación
  • mottivación
  • motviación
  • mtoivación
  • omtivación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motivación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmotivación1moitvación2motiavción2motibación1motivacción1motivacinó2motivaciónn1motivacóin2
Edit distance from "motivación"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motivación"?
"motivación" is spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn].
What does "motivación" mean?
As a noun, "motivación" means: Acción de motivar.
What words are commonly confused with "motivación"?
"motivación" is commonly confused with "motivaron", "mutilación", "motivaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "motivación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motivación" is [mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motivación" come from?
"motivación" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

navegación#5,760libertades#5,747referéndum#5,777fortalecer#5,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

manteniendo16 variantscaracteriza16 variantsasistentes16 variantsacusaciones16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list