Which to use
“média” is a noun and “mediano” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #24,717
- “mediano” frequency rank
- 25710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | mediano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | que está no meio |
Letter map: média vs mediano
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and mediano apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. média runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mediano's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: média vs mediano
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: média is anoun and medianoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. mediano is at rank #24,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nu/.
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 25710, this pair ranks #43,552 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of média vs mediano
Shared letters: adim. Private to "média": é. Private to "mediano": eno.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mediano" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mediano ← emdiano · mdeiano · medaino · meddiano · medianno · mediaon · medinao · meidano
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "média" and "mediano" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "média" vs "mediano" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "média" and "mediano".
- Full dictionary entry for "média" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mediano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,552 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "mediano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediano vs meridiano". 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 #43,552 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.