Which to use
“master” is an adjective and “matar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,446
- “master” frequency rank
- #1,053
- “matar” frequency rank
- 7499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | master | matar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | principal | causar morte, tirar a vida |
Letter map: master vs matar
Shared letters muted; letters that set master and matar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for master / matar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: master is anadjective and mataraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
master is recorded at frequency rank #6,446, classified as anadj. matar is at rank #1,053, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 7499, this pair ranks #66,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of master vs matar
Shared letters: amrt. Private to "master": es. Private to "matar": -.
"master" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "matar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "master" for "matar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "master" vs "matar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "master" vs "matar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "master" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "master" and "matar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs matar". 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 #66,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.