# mata

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,654

## Definitions
1. A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader.
2. A Hindu goddess.
3. A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.

## Easily confused with
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mt)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-may)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-met)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-max)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mia)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mtv)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mit)
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mma)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mla)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mot)
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mau)
- **moa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-moa)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-maw)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mya)
- **MDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mda)
- **MST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mst)
- **MRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mrt)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mata-vs-mua)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amta`, `maat`, `matta`, `mmata`, `mtaa`

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