# madre vs mate

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### madre
*noun · IPA /ˈma.dɾɨ/ · frequency rank #9,219*
mãe

### mate
*adjective · IPA /ˈma.tɨ/ · frequency rank #7,048*
sem brilho

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/madre-vs-mate