# matar vs match

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### match
*noun · IPA /mæt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #19,795*
Cerilla, cerillo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/matar-vs-match