Which to use
“motim” and “motivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,653
- “motim” frequency rank
- #808
- “motivo” frequency rank
- 15461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motim | motivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | insurreição, organizada ou não, contra qualquer autoridade civil ou militar instituída, caracterizada por atos explícitos de desobediência, de não cumprimento de deveres, de desordem e geralmente acompanhada de levante de armas e de grande tumulto | razão, causa |
Letter map: motim vs motivo
Shared letters muted; letters that set motim and motivo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. motim runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against motivo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on motim vs motivo
motim and motivo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motim is recorded at frequency rank #14,653, classified as anoun. motivo is at rank #808, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈti.vu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15461, this pair ranks #56,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motim vs motivo
Shared letters: imot. Private to "motim": -. Private to "motivo": v.
"motim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "motivo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "motim" and "motivo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "motim" vs "motivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "motim" vs "motivo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "motim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motim" and "motivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matiz vs motim". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.