# material vs maternal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### material
*adjective · IPA /ma.te.ɾi.ˈaw/ · frequency rank #1,120*
relativo à matéria

### maternal
*adjective · IPA /mɐ.tɨɾ.ˈnaɫ/ · frequency rank #22,386*
próprio ou natural de uma mãe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/material-vs-maternal