mediatrix
/ˈmiːdɪətɹɪks/
"mediatrix" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mediatrix” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female mediator.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mediatrix · mediatrix · English
mediatrix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mediatrix |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmiːdɪətɹɪks/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mediatrix” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mediatrix is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmiːdɪətɹɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mediatrix, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Late Latin mediātrīx. By surface analysis, mediator + -trix. The correct English form is mediatrix, spelled M-E-D-I-A-T-R-I-X.
Definition
- 1A female mediator.
- 2A bisector, the line that is perpendicular to a line segment and intersects the line segment at its midpoint.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mediatrix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My lifes Cataſtrophe is at an end, / The Staffe whereon my ſickly Loue did leane / And which from falling (ſtill) did him defend, / Is through miſchance in ſunder broken cleane. / Gone is my Mediatrix, my beſt Aduocate, / Who vſde for me to interceſsionate.
He promised, however, to speak to Mr. Harrel upon the subject, but the promise was evidently given to oblige the fair mediatrix, without any hope of advantage to the cause.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin mediātrīx. By surface analysis, mediator + -trix.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.