Which to use
“mediado” and “medido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,125
- “mediado” frequency rank
- #20,122
- “medido” frequency rank
- 63247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediado | medido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de mediar. | Participio de medir. |
Where the eye mixes mediado and medido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mediado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against medido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mediado vs medido
A purely visual mix-up. mediado ([meˈð̞jað̞o]) and medido ([meˈð̞ið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mediado is recorded at frequency rank #43,125, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈð̞jað̞o]. medido is at rank #20,122, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈð̞ið̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63247, this pair ranks #49,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mediado vs medido
Shared letters: deimo. Private to "mediado": a. Private to "medido": -.
"mediado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "medido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mediado" for "medido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mediado" or "medido"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mediado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mediado" and "medido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediado vs medievo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #49,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.