# Macau

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ma.ˈkaw/ · frequency rank #7,178

## Definitions
1. região administrativa especial da China, administrada por Portugal até 1999, onde o português é uma das línguas oficiais
2. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Norte

## Easily confused with
- **mau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mau)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mata)
- **mapa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mapa)
- **maia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-maia)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mala)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mara)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mana)
- **maço** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-maco)
- **mamã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mama)
- **mica** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mica)
- **miau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-miau)
- **moca** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-moca)
- **marca** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-marca)
- **matar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-matar)
- **matou** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-matou)
- **macho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-macho)
- **matam** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-matam)
- **matas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-matas)
- **moção** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-mocao)
- **macio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-macio)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amcau`, `maacu`, `maccau`, `macua`, `mcaau`, `mmacau`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/macau