# matar vs matou

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### matar
*verb · IPA /mɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,053*
causar morte, tirar a vida

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matar-vs-matou