Which to use
“media” is a noun and “median” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,351
- “media” frequency rank
- #29,237
- “median” frequency rank
- 31588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | media | median |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Durchschnitt | in der Mitte/Mittellinie eines Organs oder Körpers gelegen |
Letter map: media vs median
Shared letters muted; letters that set media and median apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. media runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against median's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - media and median
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: media is anoun and mediananadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “media” sits inside “median”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
media is recorded at frequency rank #2,351, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. median is at rank #29,237, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈdi̯aːn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31588, this pair ranks #1,725,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of media vs median
Shared letters: adeim. Private to "media": -. Private to "median": n.
"media" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "median" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "media" and "median" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "media" or "median"?
Useful next steps
Pair "media" vs "median" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "media" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "median" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,725,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "media" and "median" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Medi vs median". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,725,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.