medalla

[meˈð̞aʝa]

/[meˈð̞aʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“medalla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,495
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza metálica acuñada con algún emblema, figura o símbolo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-medalla · medalla · Spanish

medalla · rank #3,495 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,495
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH multitud

Nearest frequency peer: multitud (+1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “medalla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “medalla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

medalla vs Mella
57% similar
medalla vs médula
57% similar
medalla vs muralla
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for medalla
PropertyValue
Headwordmedalla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈð̞aʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,495
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “medalla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.medallacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “multitud” (#3,496), “lágrimas” (#3,493), “nieto” (#3,497). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “medalla” va en #3,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around medalla (IPA [meˈð̞aʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,495 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for medalla, with forms such as "emdalla", "mdealla", and "meadlla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Mella", "médula", "muralla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is medalla, spelled M-E-D-A-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza metálica acuñada con algún emblema, figura o símbolo.
  2. 2
    Premio o distinción honorífica que se concede en agún tipo de competencia a quienes obtienen las mejores posiciones.

This word in other languages

medal(English)médaille(Français)Medaille(Deutsch)medalha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdalla
  • mdealla
  • meadlla
  • medala
  • medalal
  • meddalla
  • medlala
  • mmedalla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of medalla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emdalla2mdealla2meadlla2medala1medalal2meddalla1medlala2mmedalla1
Edit distance from "medalla"

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 "medalla"?
"medalla" is spelled M-E-D-A-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈð̞aʝa].
What does "medalla" mean?
As a noun, "medalla" means: Pieza metálica acuñada con algún emblema, figura o símbolo.
What words are commonly confused with "medalla"?
"medalla" is commonly confused with "Mella", "médula", "muralla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "medalla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medalla" is [meˈð̞aʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medalla" come from?
"medalla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nuclear#3,498ilusión#3,489heridos#3,487fórmula#3,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pelota8 variantsfamosa8 variantsderrota8 variantsálbum8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list