# maternal vs matinal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### matinal
*adjective · IPA [mat̪iˈnal] · frequency rank #24,947*
Matutinal.

## Source
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