medíocre

/mɨ.ˈdi.u.kɾɨ/

//mɨ.ˈdi.u.kɾɨ// adj

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The verdict

“medíocre” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,395
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mediano

Corpus desk

Index PT-mediocre · medíocre · Portuguese

medíocre · rank #15,395 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,395
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marxista

Nearest frequency peer: marxista (-3 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 “medíocre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “medíocre” 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
Key facts for medíocre
PropertyValue
Headwordmedíocre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɨ.ˈdi.u.kɾɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,395
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “medíocre”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.medíocrecai 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 “marxista” (#15,392), “marxismo” (#15,391), “marquês” (#15,389). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “medíocre” fica em #15,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around medíocre (IPA /mɨ.ˈdi.u.kɾɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,395 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for medíocre, with forms such as "emdíocre", "mdeíocre", and "meddíocre". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is medíocre, spelled M-E-D-Í-O-C-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mediano
  2. 2
    sem relevo; comum, ordinário, vulgar, mediano, meão

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Talvez , por isso mesmo esteja vivo como nunca - porque nos obriga a reler um presente medíocre a contrapelo, a partir do seu contrário.
  2. Escritor medíocre

This word in other languages

mediocre(English)mediocre(Español)mittelmäßig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdíocre
  • mdeíocre
  • meddíocre
  • medoícre
  • medícore
  • medíoccre
  • medíocer
  • medíocrre
  • medíorce
  • meídocre
  • mmedíocre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdíocre2mdeíocre2meddíocre1medoícre2medícore2medíoccre1medíocer2medíocrre1
Edit distance from "medíocre"

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 "medíocre"?
"medíocre" is spelled M-E-D-Í-O-C-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ˈdi.u.kɾɨ/.
What does "medíocre" mean?
As an adjective, "medíocre" means: mediano
What are common misspellings of "medíocre"?
Common misspellings include "emdíocre", "mdeíocre", "meddíocre", "medoícre", "medícore". The correct spelling is "medíocre".
How do you pronounce "medíocre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medíocre" is /mɨ.ˈdi.u.kɾɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medíocre" come from?
"medíocre" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marxista#15,392marxismo#15,391mocidade#15,401hamburgo#15,352

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mostras11 variantspassarela11 variantskingdom11 variantsultimate11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list