matan

[ˈmat̪ãn]

/[ˈmat̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“matan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,920
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de matar o de matarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-matan · matan · Spanish

matan · rank #4,920 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,920
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Margarita

Nearest frequency peer: Margarita (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “matan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “matan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

matan vs meta
60% similar
matan vs mate
60% similar
matan vs mato
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for matan
PropertyValue
Headwordmatan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmat̪ãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,920
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “matan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).matancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Margarita” (#4,919), “Medellín” (#4,921), “lógico” (#4,918). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “matan” va en #4,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around matan (IPA [ˈmat̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,920 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de matar o de matarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for matan, with forms such as "amtan", "maatn", and "matann". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "meta", "mate", "mato", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is matan, spelled M-A-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de matar o de matarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtan
  • maatn
  • matann
  • matna
  • mattan
  • mmatan
  • mtaan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amtan2maatn2matann1matna2mattan1mmatan1mtaan2
Edit distance from "matan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matan"?
"matan" is spelled M-A-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmat̪ãn].
What does "matan" mean?
As a verb, "matan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de matar o de matarse.
What words are commonly confused with "matan"?
"matan" is commonly confused with "meta", "mate", "mato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matan" is [ˈmat̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matan" come from?
"matan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "matan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list