# mamã vs matam

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mamã
*noun · IPA /mɜˈmɜ̃/ · frequency rank #29,037*
mãe

### matam
*verb · IPA /ˈma.tɐ̃ʊm/ · frequency rank #7,546*
terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo matar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mama-vs-matam