# matter

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈmætɚ/ · frequency rank #22,387

## Definitions
1. matéria
2. motivo de preocupação
3. situação
4. causa

## Easily confused with
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matter-vs-meter)
- **mister** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matter-vs-mister)
- **Matthew** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matter-vs-matthew)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mate-vs-matter)
- **matar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matter)
- **Marte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/marte-vs-matter)
- **matei** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matei-vs-matter)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maker-vs-matter)
- **matem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matem-vs-matter)
- **malte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/malte-vs-matter)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mater-vs-matter)
- **manter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-matter)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/master-vs-matter)
- **mártir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/martir-vs-matter)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amtter`, `matetr`, `matterr`, `mattre`, `mmatter`, `mtater`

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