medida
/mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/
The verdict
“medida” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,014 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,014
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | medida |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “medida” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for medida is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,014 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for medida, with forms such as "emdida", "mdeida", and "meddia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "meia", "merda", "médio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is medida, spelled M-E-D-I-D-A.
Definition
- 1determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra
- 2razão existente entre uma grandeza e outra tomada como unidade
- 3medição
- 4precaução
- 5providência
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emdida,mdeida,meddia,meddida,mediad,medidda,meidda,mmedida
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of medida - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “medida”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-D-I-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “meia” - see the side-by-side comparison. medida vs meia
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.