Which to use
“média” and “medium” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #27,932
- “medium” frequency rank
- 28925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | medium |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | meio |
Letter map: média vs medium
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and medium apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - média / medium
média and medium 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. medium is at rank #27,932, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmiːdɪəm/.
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 28925, this pair ranks #39,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of média vs medium
Shared letters: dim. Private to "média": aé. Private to "medium": eu.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "medium" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- medium ← emdium · mdeium · meddium · medimu · mediumm · meduim · meidum · mmedium
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "média" and "medium" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "média" or "medium"?
After this comparison
You've compared "média" and "medium". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "média" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medium" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "medium" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs medium". 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 #39,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.