# motivar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /mu.ti.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,907

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

## Easily confused with
- **motivo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/motivar-vs-motivo)
- **mitigar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mitigar-vs-motivar)
- **motivado** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/motivado-vs-motivar)
- **motivador** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/motivador-vs-motivar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmotivar`, `moitvar`, `motiavr`, `motivarr`, `motivra`, `motivvar`, `mottivar`, `motviar`, `mtoivar`, `omtivar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/motivar