medida

/mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/

//mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“medida” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,014
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra

Corpus desk

Index PT-medida · medida · Portuguese

medida · rank #1,014 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,014
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marca

Nearest frequency peer: marca (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “medida”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “medida” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

medida vs meia
67% similar
medida vs merda
67% similar
medida vs médio
50% similar

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

Key facts for medida
PropertyValue
Headwordmedida
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,014
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “medida”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).medidacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “marca” (#1,013), “menina” (#1,015), “ilha” (#1,012). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “medida” fica em #1,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around medida (IPA /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,014 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra
  2. 2
    razão existente entre uma grandeza e outra tomada como unidade
  3. 3
    medição
  4. 4
    precaução
  5. 5
    providência

This word in other languages

measure(English)medida(Español)

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.

emdida2mdeida2meddia2meddida1mediad2medidda1meidda2mmedida1
Edit distance from "medida"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "medida"?
"medida" is spelled M-E-D-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/.
What does "medida" mean?
As a noun, "medida" means: determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra
What words are commonly confused with "medida"?
"medida" is commonly confused with "meia", "merda", "médio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "medida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medida" is /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medida" come from?
"medida" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

menina#1,015metade#1,016França#1,011perfil#1,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

querer8 variantsperdeu8 variantsestudo8 variantstítulo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list