# matas vs matei

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### matas
*noun · IPA /ˈma.tɐʃ/ · frequency rank #10,927*
plural de mata

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/matas-vs-matei