# Matas vs Mateu

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Mateu
*name · IPA [ˈmat̪ew] · frequency rank #40,947*
Apellido.

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