Which to use
“median” is an adjective and “Medium” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,237
- “median” frequency rank
- #5,283
- “Medium” frequency rank
- 34520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | median | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Mitte/Mittellinie eines Organs oder Körpers gelegen | Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk |
Where the eye mixes median and Medium
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: median vs Medium
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: median is [meˈdi̯aːn] while Medium is [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
median is recorded at frequency rank #29,237, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈdi̯aːn]. Medium is at rank #5,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm].
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 34520, this pair ranks #1,661,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of median vs Medium
Shared letters: deim. Private to "median": an. Private to "Medium": u.
"median" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Medium" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "median" for "Medium" ever safe?
Frequency check: "median" vs "Medium" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "median" and "Medium" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "median" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Medium" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,661,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "median" and "Medium" 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 #1,661,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.