matter
/ˈmætɚ/
The verdict
“matter” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,387
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - matéria
Corpus desk
Index PT-matter · matter · Portuguese
matter · rank #22,387 · 6 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,387
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH maternal
Nearest frequency peer: maternal (-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 “matter”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- maison
maison
77,621 corpus weight
- manso
manso
77,619 corpus weight
- maternal
maternal
77,615 corpus weight
- matter
matter
77,614 corpus weight
- microscópio
microscópio
77,611 corpus weight
- mobília
mobília
77,608 corpus weight
What this shows “matter” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matter |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmætɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,387 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “matter”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around matter (IPA /ˈmætɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,387 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for matter, with forms such as "amtter", "matetr", and "matterr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "meter", "mister", "Matthew", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is matter, spelled M-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1matéria
- 2motivo de preocupação
- 3situação
- 4causa
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amtter
- matetr
- matterr
- mattre
- mmatter
- mtater
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "matter"?
What does "matter" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "matter"?
How do you pronounce "matter"?
What language does "matter" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "matter", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).