# motivar vs motive

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### motivar
*verb · IPA [mot̪iˈβ̞aɾ] · frequency rank #18,906*
Proporcionar un motivo o incentivo, incitar.

### motive
*verb · IPA [moˈt̪iβ̞e] · frequency rank #40,410*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de motivar.

## Source
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