# major vs matar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### major
*noun · IPA /ma.ˈʒɔɹ/ · frequency rank #3,155*
patente das forças armadas

### matar
*verb · IPA /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,053*
causar morte, tirar a vida

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