mediocre

/[meˈð̞jokɾe]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,614

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

mediocre is anSpanishadj. It means: Que es de calidad regular, media o mala. Pronounced [meˈð̞jokɾe]. Often confused with mediocres.

Key facts for mediocre
PropertyValue
Headwordmediocre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[meˈð̞jokɾe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,614
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mediocre in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mediocre is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈð̞jokɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,614 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for mediocre, with forms such as "emdiocre", "mdeiocre", and "meddiocre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mediocres", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mediocre, spelled M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es de calidad regular, media o mala.
  2. 2
    Con marcada tendencia hacia lo malo.
  3. 3
    Regular con notable tendencia hacia malo.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emdiocre,mdeiocre,meddiocre,medicore,medioccre,mediocer,mediocrre,mediorce,medoicre,meidocre,mmediocre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mediocre

Misspelling Variants of "mediocre"

emdiocre8mdeiocre8meddiocre9medicore8medioccre9mediocer8mediocrre9mediorce8
Misspelling Variants of "mediocre"

Frequency rank: #11,614 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mediocre"?
"mediocre" is spelled M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈð̞jokɾe].
What does "mediocre" mean?
As an adj, "mediocre" means: Que es de calidad regular, media o mala.
What words are commonly confused with "mediocre"?
"mediocre" is commonly confused with "mediocres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mediocre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mediocre" is [meˈð̞jokɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mediocre" come from?
"mediocre" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.