# mater

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪtə/ · frequency rank #15,655

## Definitions
1. Mother.
2. A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

## Etymology
From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.

## Easily confused with
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mer)
- **matt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-matt)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-math)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mute)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-maze)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mats)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mite)
- **Myer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-myer)
- **meer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-meer)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mote)
- **Mawr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mawr)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mayor)
- **motor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-motor)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-meter)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mates)
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-maths)
- **Meyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-meyer)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-motel)
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mayer)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-miner)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amter`, `maetr`, `materr`, `matre`, `mmater`, `mtaer`

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