media

[ˈmeð̞ja]

/[ˈmeð̞ja]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“media” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#552
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitad de alguna cosa o período ya mentado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-media · media · Spanish

media · rank #552 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #552
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH grupos

Nearest frequency peer: grupos (-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 “media”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “media” 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).

media vs mia
60% similar
media vs mei
60% similar
media vs mesa
60% similar

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

Key facts for media
PropertyValue
Headwordmedia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeð̞ja]
Letters5
Frequency rank#552
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “media”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mediacae 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 “grupos” (#551), “estudio” (#550), “modo” (#554). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “media” va en #552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around media (IPA [ˈmeð̞ja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #552 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for media, with forms such as "emdia", "mdeia", and "medai". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mia", "mei", "mesa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is media, spelled M-E-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitad de alguna cosa o período ya mentado.
  2. 2
    Cociente de la división de la sumatoria de varios números por el número de éstos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how media appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vamos a las cuatro y media, ¿de acuerdo?

Synonyms

promedio

This word in other languages

average(English)moyenne(Français)Durchschnitt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdia
  • mdeia
  • medai
  • meddia
  • meida
  • mmedia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of media - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emdia2mdeia2medai2meddia1meida2mmedia1
Edit distance from "media"

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 "media"?
"media" is spelled M-E-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeð̞ja].
What does "media" mean?
As a noun, "media" means: Mitad de alguna cosa o período ya mentado.
What words are commonly confused with "media"?
"media" is commonly confused with "mia", "mei", "mesa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "media"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "media" is [ˈmeð̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "media" come from?
"media" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ambos#548abril#559campo#560vista#544

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

plan6 variantsnorte6 variantsjunio6 variantsseis6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list