# matava

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ma.ˈta.vɐ/ · frequency rank #20,939

## Definitions
1. primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar

## Easily confused with
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mata-vs-matava)
- **matar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matava)
- **matam** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matam-vs-matava)
- **matas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matas-vs-matava)
- **malva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/malva-vs-matava)
- **macaca** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macaca-vs-matava)
- **Maiara** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maiara-vs-matava)
- **marajá** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maraja-vs-matava)
- **mataram** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mataram-vs-matava)
- **matança** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matanca-vs-matava)
- **mandava** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mandava-vs-matava)
- **mataria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mataria-vs-matava)
- **matagal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matagal-vs-matava)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amtava`, `maatva`, `mataav`, `matavva`, `mattava`, `matvaa`, `mmatava`, `mtaava`

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