medida

[meˈð̞ið̞a]

/[meˈð̞ið̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“medida” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#725
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de medir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-medida · medida · Spanish

medida · rank #725 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #725
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH lugares

Nearest frequency peer: lugares (-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 “medida”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “medida” 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).

medida vs mida
67% similar
medida vs medio
67% similar
medida vs medir
67% similar

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

Key facts for medida
PropertyValue
Headwordmedida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈð̞ið̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#725
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “medida”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lugares” (#724), “podía” (#726), “justo” (#723). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “medida” va en #725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around medida (IPA [meˈð̞ið̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #725 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for medida, with forms such as "emdida", "mdeida", and "meddida". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mida", "medio", "medir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is medida, spelled M-E-D-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de medir.
  2. 2
    Valor numérico de una medida₂.
  3. 3
    Unidad estandarizada en que se expresan las medidas₃.
  4. 4
    Objeto que se emplea como referencia para las medidas₄.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, objeto o concepto cualquiera en referencia al cual se miden o evalúan las restantes.
  6. 6
    Relación de proporción o comparación entre dos objetos o conceptos.
  7. 7
    Grado de completud o acabamiento de una cosa o situación.
  8. 8
    Orden y cantidad de las sílabas de cada verso en una composición poética.
  9. 9
    Cinta cortada a la medida₃ de una efigie o icono religioso y estampada a veces con la reproducción de este, que algunos llevan por devoción.
  10. 10
    Sensatez y falta de exageración en las obras o ideas.
  11. 11
    Disposición o estrategia adoptada para obtener un resultado.

Synonyms

mediciónpatrónpatrónrazóncircunspeccióndiscreciónmesuramoderación

This word in other languages

measure(English)mesure(Français)Maß(Deutsch)medida(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdida
  • mdeida
  • meddida
  • mediad
  • medidda
  • meidda
  • mmedida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of medida - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emdida2mdeida2meddida1mediad2medidda1meidda2mmedida1
Edit distance from "medida"

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 "medida"?
"medida" is spelled M-E-D-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈð̞ið̞a].
What does "medida" mean?
As a noun, "medida" means: Acción o efecto de medir.
What words are commonly confused with "medida"?
"medida" is commonly confused with "mida", "medio", "medir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "medida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medida" is [meˈð̞ið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medida" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

buscar#720arriba#736prueba#714entrar#741

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

justo7 variantstemas7 variantslucha7 variantsganar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list