Which to use
“macaca” is a noun and “matava” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,268
- “macaca” frequency rank
- #20,939
- “matava” frequency rank
- 49207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaca | matava |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo infantil sobre uma figura geométrica riscada no chão, com quadrinhos sobre os que se avança tirando uma pedra | primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar |
Letter map: macaca vs matava
Shared letters muted; letters that set macaca and matava apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for macaca / matava
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: macaca is anoun and matavaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaca is recorded at frequency rank #28,268, classified as anoun. matava is at rank #20,939, tagged as averb, pronounced /ma.ˈta.vɐ/.
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 49207, this pair ranks #15,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macaca vs matava
Shared letters: am. Private to "macaca": c. Private to "matava": tv.
"macaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "matava" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macaca" and "matava" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "macaca" or "matava"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "macaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matava" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaca" and "matava" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macaca vs marajá". 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 #15,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.