# Medea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɪˈdiːə/ · frequency rank #38,964

## Definitions
1. An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).

## Easily confused with
- **mee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mee)
- **meet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-meet)
- **mode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mode)
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mere)
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mega)
- **meme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-meme)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mesa)
- **meek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-meek)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mena)
- **meer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-meer)
- **muda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-muda)
- **mela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mela)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-media)
- **model** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-model)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-meter)
- **Meyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-meyer)
- **medic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-medic)
- **modem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-modem)
- **melee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-melee)
- **Mehta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-mehta)

## Common misspellings (5)
`emdea`, `mdeea`, `meddea`, `meeda`, `mmedea`

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