Medium
German, noun/ˈmeːdi̯ʊm/
Medium is spelled M-E-D-I-U-M (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Medium is a German neuter noun meaning “media, medium (format for communicating or presenting information)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk”.
What does Medium mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermedia, medium (format for communicating or presenting information)
- 2
neutermedium (the nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum or a specific substance)
- 3
neutermedium (someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world)
- 4
neutermiddle voice
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk 2. eine einzelne Publikationsform, beziehungsweise ein Datenträger, zum Beispiel Buch, Tonband, CD-ROM, DVD 3. vermittelndes Element, ein allgemeiner Begriff der Medienphilosophie 4. ein Übertragungsmedium oder ein Datenspeicher
adjective: 1. halb durchgebraten 2. weder groß noch klein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Medium
- Mediums genitive
- Medien plural
- Media nominative plural
- M abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Medium?
- /ˈmeːdi̯ʊm/
- [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]
- [ˈmiːdi̯əm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Medium
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Medium in German?
Medium appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).