# mat vs mau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mau
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaw/ · frequency rank #1,936*
que não é de boa qualidade, ruim

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