Which to use
“motivación” and “motivaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,757
- “motivación” frequency rank
- #14,652
- “motivaciones” frequency rank
- 20409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motivación | motivaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de motivar. | Forma del plural de motivación. |
Where the eye mixes motivación and motivaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. motivación runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against motivaciones's 12 (CVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: motivación vs motivaciones
A purely visual mix-up. motivación ([mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]) and motivaciones ([mot̪iβ̞aˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motivación is recorded at frequency rank #5,757, classified as anoun, pronounced [mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]. motivaciones is at rank #14,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mot̪iβ̞aˈsjones].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20409, this pair ranks #259,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of motivación vs motivaciones
Shared letters: acimnotv. Private to "motivación": ó. Private to "motivaciones": es.
"motivación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "motivaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- motivaciones ← mmotivaciones · moitvaciones · motiavciones · motibaciones · motivacciones · motivacinoes · motivacioens · motivacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "motivación" for "motivaciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "motivación" or "motivaciones"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "motivación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motivaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motivación" and "motivaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitigación vs motivación". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #259,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.