motivar

//mu.ti.ˈvaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,907

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

motivar is aPortugueseverb. It means: ser motivo de, desencadear Pronounced /mu.ti.ˈvaɾ/. Often confused with motivo and mitigar.

Key facts for motivar
PropertyValue
Headwordmotivar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mu.ti.ˈvaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,907
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of motivar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for motivar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mu.ti.ˈvaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,907 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for motivar, with forms such as "mmotivar", "moitvar", and "motiavr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "motivo", "mitigar", "motivado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is motivar, spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ser motivo de, desencadear
  2. 2
    despertar interesse por
  3. 3
    dar ânimo:

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmotivar,moitvar,motiavr,motivarr,motivra,motivvar,mottivar,motviar,mtoivar,omtivar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for motivar

Misspelling Variants of "motivar"

mmotivar8moitvar7motiavr7motivarr8motivra7motivvar8mottivar8motviar7
Misspelling Variants of "motivar"

Frequency rank: #14,907 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motivar"?
"motivar" is spelled M-O-T-I-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.ti.ˈvaɾ/.
What does "motivar" mean?
As a verb, "motivar" means: ser motivo de, desencadear
What words are commonly confused with "motivar"?
"motivar" is commonly confused with "motivo", "mitigar", "motivado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "motivar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motivar" is /mu.ti.ˈvaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motivar" come from?
"motivar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.