Which to use
“média” and “meia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #1,054
- “meia” frequency rank
- 2047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | meia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | peça de vestuário de tecido de malha que se calça sobre a pele até meio da perna |
Letter map: média vs meia
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and meia apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - média / meia
média and meia 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 2047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. meia is at rank #1,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐj.ɐ/.
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 2047, this pair ranks #73,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of média vs meia
Shared letters: aim. Private to "média": dé. Private to "meia": e.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "meia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- meia ← emia · meai · miea · mmeia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "média" and "meia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "média" vs "meia" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "média" vs "meia" 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 "meia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "meia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs meia". 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 #73,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.