# median vs meridian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### median
*noun · IPA /ˈmiː.dɪən/ · frequency rank #6,591*
A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.

### meridian
*noun · IPA /məˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #17,673*
In full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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