Which to use
“medir” and “medirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,330
- “medir” frequency rank
- #34,675
- “medirse” frequency rank
- 40005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medir | medirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Determinar la proporción entre la magnitud o dimensión de un objeto y una determinada unidad de medida o unidad de medición. | Establecer la propia fuerza o intensidad, al compararlo o enfrentarlo con otro elemento o con alguna circunstancia. |
Where the eye mixes medir and medirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between medir and medirse
A purely visual mix-up. medir ([meˈð̞iɾ]) and medirse ([meˈð̞iɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “medir” sits inside “medirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medir is recorded at frequency rank #5,330, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈð̞iɾ]. medirse is at rank #34,675, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈð̞iɾse].
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 40005, this pair ranks #161,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of medir vs medirse
Shared letters: deimr. Private to "medir": -. Private to "medirse": s.
"medir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "medirse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "medir" and "medirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "medir" vs "medirse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "medir" and "medirse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "medir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medir" and "medirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medir vs medita". 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 #161,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.