medidor

noun

The verdict

“medidor” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #22,721 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#22,721
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento para medir algo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

medidor vs médio
57% similar
medidor vs medir
71% similar
medidor vs meditar
71% similar

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

Key facts for medidor
PropertyValue
Headwordmedidor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,721
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “medidor” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). medidor lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for medidor is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #22,721 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "instrumento para medir algo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for medidor, with forms such as "emdidor", "mdeidor", and "meddidor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "médio", "medir", "meditar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is medidor, spelled M-E-D-I-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento para medir algo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emdidor,mdeidor,meddidor,meddior,mediddor,medidorr,medidro,mediodr,meiddor,mmedidor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of medidor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emdidor2mdeidor2meddidor1meddior2mediddor1medidorr1medidro2mediodr2
Edit distance from "medidor"

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 "medidor"?
"medidor" is spelled M-E-D-I-D-O-R.
What does "medidor" mean?
As a noun, "medidor" means: instrumento para medir algo
What words are commonly confused with "medidor"?
"medidor" is commonly confused with "médio", "medir", "meditar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "medidor" come from?
"medidor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “medidor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-D-I-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “médio” - see the side-by-side comparison. medidor vs médio
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list