meada

[meˈað̞a]

/[meˈað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“meada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,676 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,676
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de meado, participio de mear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-meada · meada · Spanish

meada · rank #58,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,676
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mayúsculo

Nearest frequency peer: mayúsculo (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “meada”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “meada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for meada
PropertyValue
Headwordmeada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[meˈað̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “meada” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.meadacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mayúsculo” (#58,674), “markets” (#58,672), “menosprecia” (#58,680). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “meada” va en #58,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,676 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [meˈað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de meado, participio de mear.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for meada in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is meada, spelled M-E-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de meado, participio de mear.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meada"?
"meada" is spelled M-E-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈað̞a].
What does "meada" mean?
As a participle, "meada" means: Forma del femenino de meado, participio de mear.
How do you pronounce "meada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meada" is [meˈað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meada" come from?
"meada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "meada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list