Which to use
“maa” is a noun and “matam” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,525
- “maa” frequency rank
- #7,546
- “matam” frequency rank
- 56071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maa | matam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chão, solo | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo matar |
Letter map: maa vs matam
Shared letters muted; letters that set maa and matam apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. maa runs 3 letters (CVV) against matam's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for maa / matam
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maa is anoun and matamaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maa is recorded at frequency rank #48,525, classified as anoun. matam is at rank #7,546, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈma.tɐ̃ʊm/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56071, this pair ranks #10,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maa vs matam
Shared letters: am. Private to "maa": -. Private to "matam": t.
"maa" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "matam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- matam ← amtam · maatm · matamm · matma · mattam · mmatam · mtaam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maa" for "matam" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maa" or "matam" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maa" and "matam".
- Full dictionary entry for "maa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maa" and "matam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs malva". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #10,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.