# matando vs matanza

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### matando
*verb · IPA [maˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #4,525*
Gerundio de matar.

### matanza
*noun · IPA [maˈt̪ãnsa] · frequency rank #7,877*
Asesinato de un grupo numeroso de personas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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