# mat vs matou

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mat
*noun · IPA /mat/ · frequency rank #21,805*
casamento

### matou
*verb · IPA /ma.ˈtoʊ/ · frequency rank #2,691*
terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito 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/mat-vs-matou