Which to use
“motivación” and “mutilación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,757
- “motivación” frequency rank
- #30,585
- “mutilación” frequency rank
- 36342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motivación | mutilación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de motivar. | Acción o efecto de mutilar o mutilarse. |
Where the eye mixes motivación and mutilación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. motivación and mutilación follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses motivación with mutilación
A purely visual mix-up. motivación ([mot̪iβ̞aˈsjõn]) and mutilación ([mut̪ilaˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36342, 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]. mutilación is at rank #30,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mut̪ilaˈsjõn].
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 36342, this pair ranks #181,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motivación vs mutilación
Shared letters: acimntó. Private to "motivación": ov. Private to "mutilación": lu.
"motivación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "mutilación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "motivación" and "mutilación" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "motivación" or "mutilación" show up more?
What to do next
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 "mutilación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motivación" and "mutilación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitigación vs mutilación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.