medius
/ˈmiːdi.əs/noun
medius is spelled M-E-D-I-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, medius means “The middle finger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of medius is medii.
How many letters and syllables are in medius?
| Letters | 6: M-E-D-I-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is medius?
Medius appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce medius?
- /ˈmiːdi.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-medius.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of medius
- medii plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does medius mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedThe middle finger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does medius come from?
Borrowed from New Latin from Latin medius (“middle”). See medium. Doublet of minge and middle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).