# matar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,053

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

## Easily confused with
- **mato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mato)
- **meta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-meta)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mate)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-math)
- **mudar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mudar)
- **matou** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matou)
- **morar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-morar)
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-metal)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-meter)
- **metas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-metas)
- **matei** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matei)
- **matas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matas)
- **match** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-match)
- **mijar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mijar)
- **matem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matem)
- **minar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-minar)
- **mirar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mirar)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mater)
- **mimar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-mimar)
- **matiz** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matiz)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amtar`, `maatr`, `matarr`, `matra`, `mattar`, `mmatar`, `mtaar`

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