medir

[meˈð̞iɾ]

/[meˈð̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“medir” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,330
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Determinar la proporción entre la magnitud o dimensión de un objeto y una determinada unidad de medida o unidad de medición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-medir · medir · Spanish

medir · rank #5,330 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,330
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marta

Nearest frequency peer: Marta (-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 “medir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “medir” 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).

medir vs mir
60% similar
medir vs mer
60% similar
medir vs mei
60% similar

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

Key facts for medir
PropertyValue
Headwordmedir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meˈð̞iɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,330
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “medir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).medircae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Marta” (#5,329), “mentir” (#5,331), “ligeramente” (#5,328). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “medir” va en #5,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around medir (IPA [meˈð̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,330 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for medir, with forms such as "emdir", "mdeir", and "meddir". 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, "mir", "mer", "mei", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is medir, spelled M-E-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Determinar la proporción entre la magnitud o dimensión de un objeto y una determinada unidad de medida o unidad de medición.
  2. 2
    Establecer la cantidad, fuerza o intensidad de algo, al compararlo o enfrentarlo con otro elemento o con alguna circunstancia.
  3. 3
    Establecer un límite adecuado para las acciones o las palabras.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how medir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ante una nueva provocación del carnicero, tiro mi flor, acepto medir mis fuerzas con él y obtengo una gloriosa victoria

Synonyms

dosificarmoderar

Antonyms

desmedirse

This word in other languages

measure(English)mesurer(Français)messen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdir
  • mdeir
  • meddir
  • medirr
  • medri
  • meidr
  • mmedir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdir2mdeir2meddir1medirr1medri2meidr2mmedir1
Edit distance from "medir"

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 "medir"?
"medir" is spelled M-E-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈð̞iɾ].
What does "medir" mean?
As a verb, "medir" means: Determinar la proporción entre la magnitud o dimensión de un objeto y una determinada unidad de medida o unidad de medición.
What words are commonly confused with "medir"?
"medir" is commonly confused with "mir", "mer", "mei". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "medir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medir" is [meˈð̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medir" come from?
"medir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marta#5,329muros#5,337pilar#5,340pisos#5,341

Similar misspelling depth

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

posta7 variantssacan7 variantssalgo7 variantsevita7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list