# matar vs Matas

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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