Which to use
“madura” and “matará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,492
- “madura” frequency rank
- #36,151
- “matará” frequency rank
- 45643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madura | matará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de matar o de matarse. |
Where the eye mixes madura and matará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. madura and matará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: madura vs matará
A purely visual mix-up. madura ([maˈð̞uɾa]) and matará ([mat̪aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madura is recorded at frequency rank #9,492, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾa]. matará is at rank #36,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [mat̪aˈɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45643, this pair ranks #130,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of madura vs matará
Shared letters: amr. Private to "madura": du. Private to "matará": tá.
"madura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "matará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- madura ← amdura · maddura · madrua · maduar · madurra · maudra · mdaura · mmadura
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "madura" for "matará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "madura" or "matará"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "madura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madura" and "matará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matará vs matarían". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #130,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.