Medium

[ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]

/[ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Medium” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,283
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk

Corpus desk

Index DE-medium · Medium · German

Medium · rank #5,283 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,283
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH may

Nearest frequency peer: may (-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 „Medium“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Medium“ 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).

Medium vs Mediums
86% similar
Medium vs Medi
67% similar
Medium vs media
50% similar

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

Key facts for Medium
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,283
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Medium“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mediumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „may“ (#5,282), „Michel“ (#5,284), „matt“ (#5,281). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medium“ bei #5,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Medium (IPA [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,283 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medium, with forms such as "emdium", "mdeium", and "meddium". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Mediums", "Medi", "media", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Medium, spelled M-E-D-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk
  2. 2
    eine einzelne Publikationsform, beziehungsweise ein Datenträger, zum Beispiel Buch, Tonband, CD-ROM, DVD
  3. 3
    vermittelndes Element, ein allgemeiner Begriff der Medienphilosophie
  4. 4
    ein Übertragungsmedium oder ein Datenspeicher
  5. 5
    ein Träger von Wellen
  6. 6
    Sammelbegriff für Stoffe, die andere Stoffe aufnehmen, unter anderem Lösungs- und Dispersionsmittel
  7. 7
    eine Nährlösung oder ein Nährboden für Bakterien, Pilze oder Pflanzen
  8. 8
    ein unter anderem im Griechischen vorkommendes, zwischen Aktiv und Passiv stehendes Genus verbi
  9. 9
    Sammelbegriff für flüssige, gasförmige oder fein zerteilte feste Stoffe
  10. 10
    Person, die (angeblich) Verbindung mit spirituellen Wesen, zum Beispiel Geistern und Verstorbenen, herstellen kann
  11. 11
    Oberbegriff für das Filtermaterial
  12. 12
    Darstellungsmittel für den Unterrichtsstoff
  13. 13
    Bildungsträger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Medien sind wie Sprache und Texte analysierbar und erforschbar.
  2. „Diese Zukunftsangst ist die eigentliche Leitkultur der Deutschen, sagt Gauck, und zu allem Überfluss haben es sich die Medien zur Aufgabe gemacht, diese Kultur zu verstärken.“

Synonyms

PublikationDatenträger

This word in other languages

medium(English)medio(Español)média(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdium
  • mdeium
  • meddium
  • medimu
  • mediumm
  • meduim
  • meidum
  • mmedium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Medium - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emdium2mdeium2meddium1medimu2mediumm1meduim2meidum2mmedium1
Edit distance from "Medium"

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 "Medium"?
"Medium" is spelled M-E-D-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm].
What does "Medium" mean?
As a noun, "Medium" means: Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk
What words are commonly confused with "Medium"?
"Medium" is commonly confused with "Mediums", "Medi", "media". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medium" is [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medium" come from?
"Medium" 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 "Medium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Michel#5,284Leiche#5,280Orange#5,290pierre#5,294

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

offener8 variantsgenial8 variantsgemein8 variantsAllianz8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list