# maternal vs materno

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### materno
*adjective · IPA [maˈt̪eɾno] · frequency rank #15,156*
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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