# mas vs matas

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mas
*conjunction · IPA /ˈmɐʃ/ · frequency rank #25*
conjunção adversativa, indica clara oposição entre ideias

### matas
*noun · IPA /ˈma.tɐʃ/ · frequency rank #10,927*
plural de mata

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