# matança

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /mɐ.ˈtɐ̃.sɐ/ · frequency rank #14,646

## Definitions
1. grande mortandade

## Easily confused with
- **matava** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matanca-vs-matava)
- **mudança** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matanca-vs-mudanca)
- **mataria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matanca-vs-mataria)
- **macaca** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macaca-vs-matanca)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amtança`, `maatnça`, `matanaç`, `matannça`, `mataçna`, `matnaça`, `mattança`, `mmatança`, `mtaança`

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