# Medea vs medic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Medea
*name · IPA /mɪˈdiːə/ · frequency rank #38,964*
An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

### medic
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɛdɪk/ · frequency rank #16,748*
Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-medic