Which to use
“make” and “matei” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,223
- “make” frequency rank
- #9,532
- “matei” frequency rank
- 14755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | make | matei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do modo indicativo do verbo matar |
Where the eye mixes make and matei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses make with matei
A purely visual mix-up. make (/ˈmeɪk/) and matei (/ma.ˈteɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
make is recorded at frequency rank #5,223, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈmeɪk/. matei is at rank #9,532, tagged as averb, pronounced /ma.ˈteɪ/.
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 14755, this pair ranks #57,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of make vs matei
Shared letters: aem. Private to "make": k. Private to "matei": it.
"make" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "matei" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "make" for "matei" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "make" or "matei" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "make" and "matei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "make" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "make" and "matei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matei vs matiz". 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 #57,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.