Medium

Name: Medium, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]

/[ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Medium” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,283 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,283
frequency rank, German: 6
letters: 8
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kommunikationsmittel zur Informationsübertragung, zum Beispiel Internet, Presse, Rundfunk

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
Property	Value
Headword	Medium
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#5,283
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Medium” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Medium lands here:

#5,283

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Medium is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,283 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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
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
5
ein Träger von Wellen
6
Sammelbegriff für Stoffe, die andere Stoffe aufnehmen, unter anderem Lösungs- und Dispersionsmittel
7
eine Nährlösung oder ein Nährboden für Bakterien, Pilze oder Pflanzen
8
ein unter anderem im Griechischen vorkommendes, zwischen Aktiv und Passiv stehendes Genus verbi
9
Sammelbegriff für flüssige, gasförmige oder fein zerteilte feste Stoffe
10
Person, die (angeblich) Verbindung mit spirituellen Wesen, zum Beispiel Geistern und Verstorbenen, herstellen kann
11
Oberbegriff für das Filtermaterial
12
Darstellungsmittel für den Unterrichtsstoff
13
Bildungsträger

Synonyms

Publikation Datenträger

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.

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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Using “Medium”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is M-E-D-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈmeːdi̯ʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Mediums” - see the side-by-side comparison. Medium vs Mediums
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.