medio
[ˈmeð̞jo]
The verdict
“medio” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #205 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #205
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que es una de las dos partes iguales en que se divide algo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | medio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmeð̞jo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #205 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “medio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for medio is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmeð̞jo]. Corpus data places it at rank #205 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for medio, with forms such as "emdio", "mdeio", and "meddio". 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, "mío", "meo", "mei", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is medio, spelled M-E-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1Que es una de las dos partes iguales en que se divide algo.
- 2Que está situado en un lugar o tiempo equidistante a los extremos de algo.
- 3Que posee las características más generales de un conjunto de elementos.
- 4Se dice de un sonido del habla que se articula en la zona central de la boca.
- 5Se dice de una vocal intermedia entre abierta y cerrada.
- 6Gran parte de, una porción considerable.
- 7Se decía de un estilo intermedio entre el simple y el sublime.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emdio,mdeio,meddio,medoi,meido,mmedio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of medio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “medio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmeð̞jo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mío” - see the side-by-side comparison. medio vs mío
- 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.