# mandar vs matar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mandar
*verb · IPA [mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ] · frequency rank #2,996*
Dar órdenes a un subalterno o súbdito.

### matar
*verb · IPA [maˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #1,383*
Quitar la vida.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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