matou

/ma.ˈtoʊ/

//ma.ˈtoʊ// verb

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The verdict

“matou” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,691
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-matou · matou · Portuguese

matou · rank #2,691 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,691
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marcas

Nearest frequency peer: Marcas (-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 “matou”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “matou” 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).

matou vs mau
60% similar
matou vs moto
60% similar
matou vs mito
60% similar

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

Key facts for matou
PropertyValue
Headwordmatou
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ma.ˈtoʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,691
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “matou”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).matoucai 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 “Marcas” (#2,690), “peito” (#2,695), “joga” (#2,686). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “matou” fica em #2,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around matou (IPA /ma.ˈtoʊ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,691 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo matar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for matou, with forms such as "amtou", "maotu", and "mattou". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mau", "moto", "mito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is matou, spelled M-A-T-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo matar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtou
  • maotu
  • mattou
  • matuo
  • mmatou
  • mtaou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matou - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amtou2maotu2mattou1matuo2mmatou1mtaou2
Edit distance from "matou"

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

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

Same letter count

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

peito#2,695house#2,684herói#2,683Henry#2,682

Similar misspelling depth

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

Jack6 variantsbeira6 variantsaliás6 variantsórgão6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list