# Mattis

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,419

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
Patronymic surname from a pet form of the personal name Matthew.

## Easily confused with
- **Matty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mattis-vs-matty)
- **Mavis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mattis-vs-mavis)
- **matt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matt-vs-mattis)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mats-vs-mattis)
- **Mais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mais-vs-mattis)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mattis)
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maths-vs-mattis)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matte-vs-mattis)
- **Matic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matic-vs-mattis)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maris-vs-mattis)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matter-vs-mattis)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martin-vs-mattis)
- **matrix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matrix-vs-mattis)
- **mantis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mattis)
- **Mathis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathis-vs-mattis)
- **Mattel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mattel-vs-mattis)
- **Mattie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mattie-vs-mattis)
- **matted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matted-vs-mattis)
- **marais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marais-vs-mattis)
- **majlis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/majlis-vs-mattis)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amttis`, `matis`, `matits`, `mattiss`, `mattsi`, `mmattis`, `mtatis`

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