# materias vs maternal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### materias
*noun · IPA [maˈt̪eɾjas] · frequency rank #3,196*
Forma del plural de materia.

### maternal
*adjective · IPA [mat̪eɾˈnal] · frequency rank #24,226*
Que pertenece o concierne a la madre.

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