matei

/ma.ˈteɪ/

//ma.ˈteɪ// verb

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The verdict

“matei” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,532
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar

Corpus desk

Index PT-matei · matei · Portuguese

matei · rank #9,532 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,532
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marginal

Nearest frequency peer: marginal (-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 “matei”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “matei” 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).

matei vs mato
60% similar
matei vs mote
60% similar
matei vs math
60% similar

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

Key facts for matei
PropertyValue
Headwordmatei
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ma.ˈteɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,532
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “matei”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.mateicai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “marginal” (#9,531), “marfim” (#9,530), “Marc” (#9,529). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “matei” fica em #9,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around matei (IPA /ma.ˈteɪ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,532 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for matei, with forms such as "amtei", "maeti", and "matie". 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", "mote", "math", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 matei, spelled M-A-T-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtei
  • maeti
  • matie
  • mattei
  • mmatei
  • mtaei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amtei2maeti2matie2mattei1mmatei1mtaei2
Edit distance from "matei"

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 "matei"?
"matei" is spelled M-A-T-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ma.ˈteɪ/.
What does "matei" mean?
As a verb, "matei" means: primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar
What words are commonly confused with "matei"?
"matei" is commonly confused with "mato", "mote", "math". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matei" is /ma.ˈteɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matei" come from?
"matei" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nadar#9,539there#9,584trair#9,589verba#9,597

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Marc6 variantskurt6 variantsreggae6 variantstalk6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list