# master vs matei

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### master
*adjective · frequency rank #6,446*
principal

### matei
*verb · IPA /ma.ˈteɪ/ · frequency rank #9,532*
primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do modo 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/master-vs-matei