# medal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛdəl/ · frequency rank #3,704

## Definitions
1. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
2. A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

## Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.

## Easily confused with
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mel)
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mega)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mesa)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mena)
- **muda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-muda)
- **mela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mela)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-media)
- **model** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-model)
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-metal)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-moral)
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-megan)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mural)
- **medic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-medic)
- **Meryl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-meryl)
- **modal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-modal)
- **Midas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-midas)
- **Medea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-medea)
- **mental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-mental)
- **median** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-median)
- **metals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-metals)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emdal`, `mdeal`, `meadl`, `medall`, `meddal`, `medla`, `mmedal`

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