Medina

[meˈð̞ina]

/[meˈð̞ina]/ name

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The verdict

“Medina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,724 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#4,724
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Arabia Saudí, relevante especialmente para los musulmanes, ya que en el año 622 Mahoma llega a Medina. Esto se conoce en el islam como la Hégira y marca el inicio del calendario musulmán.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Medina vs mein
50% similar
Medina vs medio
50% similar
Medina vs medir
50% similar

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

Key facts for Medina
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[meˈð̞ina]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,724
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Medina” 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). Medina 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 Medina is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈð̞ina]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,724 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medina, with forms such as "emdina", "mdeina", and "meddina". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mein", "medio", "medir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Medina, spelled M-E-D-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Arabia Saudí, relevante especialmente para los musulmanes, ya que en el año 622 Mahoma llega a Medina. Esto se conoce en el islam como la Hégira y marca el inicio del calendario musulmán.
  2. 2
    Medina del Campo, ciudad de España, en Castilla.
  3. 3
    Medina Azahara ciudad palatina árabe en ruinas, vecina de la ciudad de Córdoba.
  4. 4
    Medina de Pomar.
  5. 5
    Ciudad de Minnesota, en los Estados Unidos.
  6. 6
    Medina de Rioseco, ciudad española en la provincia de Valladolid.
  7. 7
    Medina-Sidonia, ciudad española en Cádiz.
  8. 8
    Apellido de origen andaluz.

Synonyms

Yazrib

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emdina,mdeina,meddina,median,medinna,mednia,meidna,mmedina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Medina - 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.

emdina2mdeina2meddina1median2medinna1mednia2meidna2mmedina1
Edit distance from "Medina"

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 "Medina"?
"Medina" is spelled M-E-D-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈð̞ina].
What does "Medina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Medina" means: Ciudad de Arabia Saudí, relevante especialmente para los musulmanes, ya que en el año 622 Mahoma llega a Medina. Esto se conoce en el islam como la Hégira y marca el inicio del calendario musulmán.
What words are commonly confused with "Medina"?
"Medina" is commonly confused with "mein", "medio", "medir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medina" is [meˈð̞ina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medina" come from?
"Medina" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Medina”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-D-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [meˈð̞ina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “mein” - see the side-by-side comparison. Medina vs mein
  • 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