matar

/mɐ.ˈtaɾ/

//mɐ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“matar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,053. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,053
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar morte, tirar a vida

Corpus desk

Index PT-matar · matar · Portuguese

matar · rank #1,053 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,053
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH meia

Nearest frequency peer: meia (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “matar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “matar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

matar vs mato
60% similar
matar vs meta
60% similar
matar vs mate
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for matar
PropertyValue
Headwordmatar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɐ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,053
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “matar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).matarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “meia” (#1,054), “leste” (#1,051), “parque” (#1,055). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “matar” fica em #1,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around matar (IPA /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,053 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for matar, with forms such as "amtar", "maatr", and "matarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mato", "meta", "mate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is matar, spelled M-A-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar morte, tirar a vida
  2. 2
    aparar amortecendo o movimento pela interposição e choque de
  3. 3
    resolver, finalizar
  4. 4
    saciar, satisfazer
  5. 5
    faltar, deixar de comparecer (a aula)
  6. 6
    encerrar de forma arbitrária e forçada um processo
  7. 7
    consumir até que não mais reste

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how matar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O assassino matou a vítima.
  2. O jogador matou a bola no peito e chutou para o gol.

This word in other languages

kill(English)matar(Español)tuer(Français)umbringen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtar
  • maatr
  • matarr
  • matra
  • mattar
  • mmatar
  • mtaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amtar2maatr2matarr1matra2mattar1mmatar1mtaar2
Edit distance from "matar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matar"?
"matar" is spelled M-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "matar" mean?
As a verb, "matar" means: causar morte, tirar a vida
What words are commonly confused with "matar"?
"matar" is commonly confused with "mato", "meta", "mate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matar" is /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matar" come from?
"matar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "matar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leste#1,051sonho#1,058achar#1,062carta#1,042

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

capaz7 variantsculpa7 variantsabrir7 variantsrisco7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list