# motivation vs mutilation

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### motivation
*noun · IPA \mɔ.ti.va.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #4,512*
Désir ou volonté spontanés.

### mutilation
*noun · IPA \my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #27,139*
Action de mutiler.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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