# matou

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ma.ˈtoʊ/ · frequency rank #2,691

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

## Easily confused with
- **mau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matou-vs-mau)
- **moto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matou-vs-moto)
- **mito** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matou-vs-mito)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matou-vs-mayo)
- **muto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matou-vs-muto)
- **mão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mao-vs-matou)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mat-vs-matou)
- **maio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maio-vs-matou)
- **mãos** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maos-vs-matou)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mata-vs-matou)
- **mato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mato-vs-matou)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mano-vs-matou)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-matou)
- **maço** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maco-vs-matou)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/math-vs-matou)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/malo-vs-matou)
- **maior** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maior-vs-matou)
- **matar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matou)
- **major** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/major-vs-matou)
- **Macau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/macau-vs-matou)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amtou`, `maotu`, `mattou`, `matuo`, `mmatou`, `mtaou`

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