medida

[meˈð̞ið̞a]

/[meˈð̞ið̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“medida” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #725 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#725
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de medir.

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)

Where “medida” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). medida lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for medida is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈð̞ið̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #725 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “medida”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-D-I-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [meˈð̞ið̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “mida” - see the side-by-side comparison. medida vs mida
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list