Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “mat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #21,805
- “mat” frequency rank
- 51225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | mat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | casamento |
Letter map: mah vs mat
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and mat apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mah and mat follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - mah and mat
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and matanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “mah” becomes t in “mat”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. mat is at rank #21,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mat/.
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 51225, this pair ranks #13,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs mat
Shared letters: am. Private to "mah": h. Private to "mat": t.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mat" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mah" for "mat" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mah" vs "mat" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mah" and "mat".
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "mat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.