motiven

[moˈt̪iβ̞ẽn]

/[moˈt̪iβ̞ẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“motiven” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,155 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,155
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de motivar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-motiven · motiven · Spanish

motiven · rank #84,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,155
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH motherboard

Nearest frequency peer: motherboard (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “motiven”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “motiven” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for motiven
PropertyValue
Headwordmotiven
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[moˈt̪iβ̞ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “motiven” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).motivencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “motherboard” (#84,154), “multiuso” (#84,158), “montañesa” (#84,149). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “motiven” va en #84,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

motiven is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,155 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [moˈt̪iβ̞ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for motiven, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is motiven, spelled M-O-T-I-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de motivar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de motivar.

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 "motiven"?
"motiven" is spelled M-O-T-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈt̪iβ̞ẽn].
What does "motiven" mean?
As a verb, "motiven" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de motivar.
How do you pronounce "motiven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motiven" is [moˈt̪iβ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list