Which to use
“motivan” and “motive” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,765
- “motivan” frequency rank
- #40,410
- “motive” frequency rank
- 73175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motivan | motive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de motivar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de motivar. |
Where the eye mixes motivan and motive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: motivan vs motive
A purely visual mix-up. motivan ([moˈt̪iβ̞ãn]) and motive ([moˈt̪iβ̞e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73175, 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]. motive is at rank #40,410, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈt̪iβ̞e].
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 73175, this pair ranks #23,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of motivan vs motive
Shared letters: imotv. Private to "motivan": an. Private to "motive": e.
"motivan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "motive" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "motivan" for "motive" ever safe?
Which is more common, "motivan" or "motive"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "motivan" and "motive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "motivan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motivan" and "motive" 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 #23,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.