# matagal vs matava

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### matagal
*noun · IPA /mɐ.tɐ.ˈɡaɫ/ · frequency rank #32,254*
mato denso

### matava
*verb · IPA /ma.ˈta.vɐ/ · frequency rank #20,939*
primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito 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/matagal-vs-matava