# mafias vs Matas

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mafias
*noun · IPA [ˈmafjas] · frequency rank #18,889*
Forma del plural de mafia.

### Matas
*name · IPA [ˈmat̪as] · frequency rank #11,449*
Apellido.

## Source
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