# Medina vs medium

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Medina
*name · IPA /məˈdinə/ · frequency rank #19,135*
A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.

### medium
*noun · IPA /ˈmiː.di.əm/ · frequency rank #2,454*
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.

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