Which to use
“média” and “mediana” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #20,942
- “mediana” frequency rank
- 21935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | mediana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | linha que une o ponto médio do lado de um triângulo e o vértice oposto |
Letter map: média vs mediana
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and mediana apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. média runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mediana's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - média / mediana
média and mediana are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. mediana is at rank #20,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21935, this pair ranks #48,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of média vs mediana
Shared letters: adim. Private to "média": é. Private to "mediana": en.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mediana" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mediana ← emdiana · mdeiana · medaina · meddiana · mediaan · medianna · medinaa · meidana
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "média" and "mediana" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "média" or "mediana"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "média" and "mediana".
- Full dictionary entry for "média" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mediana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "mediana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediana vs mediar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.