Which to use
“mediana” is a noun and “medianas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,321
- “mediana” frequency rank
- #16,382
- “medianas” frequency rank
- 25703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediana | medianas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Barrera que separa dos sentidos en una autovía o autopista. | Forma del femenino plural de mediano. |
Where the eye mixes mediana and medianas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mediana runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against medianas's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mediana vs medianas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mediana is [meˈð̞jana] while medianas is [meˈð̞janas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mediana” sits inside “medianas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mediana is recorded at frequency rank #9,321, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈð̞jana]. medianas is at rank #16,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈð̞janas].
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 25703, this pair ranks #235,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mediana vs medianas
Shared letters: adeimn. Private to "mediana": -. Private to "medianas": s.
"mediana" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "medianas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mediana" for "medianas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mediana" or "medianas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mediana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medianas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mediana" and "medianas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediada vs medianas". 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 #235,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.