# mates

> English word · Noun · IPA /meɪts/ · frequency rank #7,248

## Definitions
1. plural of mate

## Easily confused with
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mes)
- **matt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-matt)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-math)
- **mets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mets)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mute)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-maze)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mats)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mite)
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mays)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mote)
- **miles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-miles)
- **moves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-moves)
- **mines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mines)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-meter)
- **Moses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-moses)
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-maths)
- **myths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-myths)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-motel)
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mayer)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-matte)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amtes`, `maets`, `matess`, `matse`, `mattes`, `mmates`, `mtaes`

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