Which to use
“make” and “matem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,223
- “make” frequency rank
- #18,638
- “matem” frequency rank
- 23861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | make | matem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo matar |
Where the eye mixes make and matem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: make vs matem
A purely visual mix-up. make (/ˈmeɪk/) and matem (/ˈma.tẽɲ/) 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 23861, 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/. matem is at rank #18,638, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈma.tẽɲ/.
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 23861, this pair ranks #45,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of make vs matem
Shared letters: aem. Private to "make": k. Private to "matem": t.
"make" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "matem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "make" for "matem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "make" or "matem"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "make" and "matem" 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 "matem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "make" and "matem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matem 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 #45,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.