Medea

[meˈdeːa]

/[meˈdeːa]/ name

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The verdict

“Medea” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,788
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kolchische Königstochter, Frau des Argonautenführers Iason

Corpus desk

Index DE-medea · Medea · German

Medea · rank #44,788 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,788
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH maximales

Nearest frequency peer: maximales (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Medea“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Medea“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Medea vs Meer
60% similar
Medea vs müde
40% similar
Medea vs Mode
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Medea
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedea
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[meˈdeːa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,788
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Medea“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Medealiegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „maximales“ (#44,787), „Medienberichte“ (#44,789), „Meinungsaustausch“ (#44,790). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medea“ bei #44,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Medea (IPA [meˈdeːa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,788 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medea, with forms such as "emdea", "mdeea", and "medae". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Meer", "müde", "Mode", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Medea, spelled M-E-D-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    kolchische Königstochter, Frau des Argonautenführers Iason
  2. 2
    ein Asteroid

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Medea appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Medea war als Priesterin im Tempel der Hekate tätig.
  2. Über den Asteroiden Medea wurde noch keine Oper geschrieben.

This word in other languages

Medea(English)Médée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdea
  • mdeea
  • medae
  • meddea
  • meeda
  • mmedea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Medea - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emdea2mdeea2medae2meddea1meeda2mmedea1
Edit distance from "Medea"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Medea"?
"Medea" is spelled M-E-D-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈdeːa].
What does "Medea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Medea" means: kolchische Königstochter, Frau des Argonautenführers Iason
What words are commonly confused with "Medea"?
"Medea" is commonly confused with "Meer", "müde", "Mode". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medea" is [meˈdeːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medea" come from?
"Medea" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Medea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nager#44,815Kubus#44,755needs#44,821kläre#44,735

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

nagt6 variantsjelly6 variantssays6 variantsSioux6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list