# machu vs Mateu

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### machu
*noun · IPA [ˈma.ʧu] · frequency rank #30,558*
Viejo, anciano

### Mateu
*name · IPA [ˈmat̪ew] · frequency rank #40,947*
Apellido.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/machu-vs-mateu