# Mateo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈteɪoʊ/ · frequency rank #21,580

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Spanish.

## Etymology
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.

## Easily confused with
- **matt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-matt)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-math)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mayo)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mute)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-maze)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mats)
- **moto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-moto)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mite)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mote)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-meter)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mates)
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-maths)
- **motto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-motto)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-motel)
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mayer)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-matte)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-mater)
- **muted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-muted)
- **Matty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-matty)
- **Matic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-matic)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amteo`, `maeto`, `matoe`, `matteo`, `mmateo`, `mtaeo`

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