# mate

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈma.tɨ/ · frequency rank #7,048

## Definitions
1. sem brilho
2. fosco; pálido; embaciado

## Easily confused with
- **me** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-me)
- **mau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mau)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-may)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mit)
- **mato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mato)
- **meta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-meta)
- **moto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-moto)
- **mito** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mito)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mole)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mine)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mote)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mayo)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-math)
- **muto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-muto)
- **morte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-morte)
- **mente** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-mente)
- **matou** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-matou)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-meter)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-motel)
- **matei** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-matei)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amte`, `maet`, `matte`, `mmate`, `mtae`

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