# medial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmiː.di.əl/ · frequency rank #22,151

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
2. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
3. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
4. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
5. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
6. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
7. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-metal)
- **medic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medic)
- **modal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-modal)
- **mental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-mental)
- **medium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medium)
- **median** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-median)
- **Medina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medina)
- **Medici** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medici)
- **menial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-menial)
- **Medway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medway)
- **medical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medical)
- **mediate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-mediate)
- **medieval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medieval)
- **meal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meal-vs-medial)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/media-vs-medial)
- **medal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-medial)
- **Medea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-medial)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emdial`, `mdeial`, `medail`, `meddial`, `mediall`, `medila`, `meidal`, `mmedial`

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