# machado vs matado

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### machado
*noun · IPA [maˈt͡ʃað̞o] · frequency rank #10,704*
Herramienta para cortar madera.

### matado
*verb · IPA [maˈt̪að̞o] · frequency rank #7,192*
Participio de matar o de matarse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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