Which to use
“mamão” is an adjective and “matas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,399
- “mamão” frequency rank
- #10,927
- “matas” frequency rank
- 34326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamão | matas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que mama muito | plural de mata |
Letter map: mamão vs matas
Shared letters muted; letters that set mamão and matas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mamão (CVCVV) and matas (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mamão and matas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mamão is anadjective and matasanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mamão is recorded at frequency rank #23,399, classified as anadj. matas is at rank #10,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.tɐʃ/.
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 34326, this pair ranks #32,974 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mamão vs matas
Shared letters: am. Private to "mamão": oã. Private to "matas": st.
"mamão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "matas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- matas ← amtas · maats · matass · matsa · mattas · mmatas · mtaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mamão" for "matas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mamão" vs "matas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mamão" and "matas".
- Full dictionary entry for "mamão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,974 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamão" and "matas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mamão". 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 #32,974 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.