Which to use
“média” is a noun and “mediar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #33,080
- “mediar” frequency rank
- 34073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | mediar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | o mesmo que mear |
Letter map: média vs mediar
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and mediar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. média runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mediar's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - média and mediar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: média is anoun and mediaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. mediar is at rank #33,080, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjaɾ/.
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 34073, this pair ranks #33,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of média vs mediar
Shared letters: adim. Private to "média": é. Private to "mediar": er.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mediar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mediar ← emdiar · mdeiar · medair · meddiar · mediarr · medira · meidar · mmediar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "média" and "mediar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "média" or "mediar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "média" vs "mediar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "média" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mediar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "mediar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs mendigar". 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 #33,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.