motivação

/mu.ti.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//mu.ti.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“motivação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - posse de motivos para se engajar em algum empreendimento

Corpus desk

Index PT-motivacao · motivação · Portuguese

motivação · rank #4,746 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,746
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mo

Nearest frequency peer: mo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “motivação”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “motivação” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

motivação vs motivado
78% similar
motivação vs mitigação
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for motivação
PropertyValue
Headwordmotivação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mu.ti.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,746
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “motivação”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).motivaçãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mo” (#4,745), “mix” (#4,744), “nomeadamente” (#4,749). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “motivação” fica em #4,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around motivação (IPA /mu.ti.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,746 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for motivação, with forms such as "mmotivação", "moitvação", and "motiavção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "motivado", "mitigação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is motivação, spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    posse de motivos para se engajar em algum empreendimento
  2. 2
    determinação; inspiração

This word in other languages

motivation(English)motivación(Español)motivation(Français)Motivation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotivação
  • moitvação
  • motiavção
  • motivaãço
  • motivaçoã
  • motivvação
  • motivçaão
  • mottivação
  • motviação
  • mtoivação
  • omtivação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motivação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmotivação1moitvação2motiavção2motivaãço2motivaçoã2motivvação1motivçaão2mottivação1
Edit distance from "motivação"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motivação"?
"motivação" is spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.ti.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "motivação" mean?
As a noun, "motivação" means: posse de motivos para se engajar em algum empreendimento
What words are commonly confused with "motivação"?
"motivação" is commonly confused with "motivado", "mitigação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "motivação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motivação" is /mu.ti.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motivação" come from?
"motivação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "motivação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

convencer#4,715confirmar#4,713tranquilo#4,684homicídio#4,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

jurídico11 variantsgratuito11 variantsespacial11 variantsdefinido11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list