médio

/ˈmɛ.dju/

//ˈmɛ.dju// adj

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The verdict

“médio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#994
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que está a meio caminho entre dois extremos

Corpus desk

Index PT-medio · médio · Portuguese

médio · rank #994 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #994
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH média

Nearest frequency peer: média (-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 “médio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “médio” 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).

médio vs meio
60% similar
médio vs medo
60% similar
médio vs modo
60% similar

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

Key facts for médio
PropertyValue
Headwordmédio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmɛ.dju/
Letters5
Frequency rank#994
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “médio”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).médiocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “média” (#993), “preço” (#996), “mudança” (#991). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “médio” fica em #994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around médio (IPA /ˈmɛ.dju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #994 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for médio, with forms such as "mdéio", "mmédio", and "méddio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "meio", "medo", "modo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is médio, spelled M-É-D-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está a meio caminho entre dois extremos
  2. 2
    relativo à média
  3. 3
    diz-se do ensino feito após o primário

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how médio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ele tem uma estatura média.
  2. Obteve um resultado médio em seu exame vestibular.

Synonyms

centralmediano

This word in other languages

medium(English)medio(Español)moyen(Français)mittel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdéio
  • mmédio
  • méddio
  • médoi
  • méido
  • émdio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of médio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mdéio2mmédio1méddio1médoi2méido2émdio2
Edit distance from "médio"

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 "médio"?
"médio" is spelled M-É-D-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛ.dju/.
What does "médio" mean?
As an adjective, "médio" means: que está a meio caminho entre dois extremos
What words are commonly confused with "médio"?
"médio" is commonly confused with "meio", "medo", "modo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "médio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "médio" is /ˈmɛ.dju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "médio" come from?
"médio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

média#993preço#996mente#990Linda#989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

missão6 variantsverão6 variantsvisão6 variantspodia6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list