Which to use
“motivan” and “motivaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,765
- “motivan” frequency rank
- #33,725
- “motivaron” frequency rank
- 66490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motivan | motivaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de motivar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de motivar. |
Where the eye mixes motivan and motivaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. motivan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against motivaron's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses motivan with motivaron
A purely visual mix-up. motivan ([moˈt̪iβ̞ãn]) and motivaron ([mot̪iˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 66490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motivan is recorded at frequency rank #32,765, classified as averb, pronounced [moˈt̪iβ̞ãn]. motivaron is at rank #33,725, tagged as averb, pronounced [mot̪iˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 66490, this pair ranks #39,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of motivan vs motivaron
Shared letters: aimnotv. Private to "motivan": -. Private to "motivaron": r.
"motivan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "motivaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "motivan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motivaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motivan" and "motivaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motivan vs motivando". 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 #39,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.