matés
[maˈt̪es]
The verdict
“matés” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de matar o de matarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mates · matés · Spanish
matés · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [maˈt̪es] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “matés” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
matés is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [maˈt̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de matar o de matarse.".
Zero misspellings are on record for matés in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is matés, spelled M-A-T-É-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de subjuntivo de matar o de matarse.
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