# mato vs may

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mato
*verb · IPA [ˈmat̪o] · frequency rank #5,409*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de matar o de matarse.

### may
*noun · IPA [ˈmɑj] · frequency rank #6,205*
Mayo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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