Which to use
“média” is a noun and “mein” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #36,545
- “mein” frequency rank
- 37538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | mein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | meu, minha, pronome possessivo da primeira pessoa do singular: |
Letter map: média vs mein
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and mein apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. média runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mein's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for média / mein
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: média is anoun and meinapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. mein is at rank #36,545, tagged as apron, pronounced /maɪ̯n/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 37538, this pair ranks #29,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of média vs mein
Shared letters: im. Private to "média": adé. Private to "mein": en.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mein ← emin · meinn · meni · mmein
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "média" and "mein" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "média" vs "mein" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "média" and "mein". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "média" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mein" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "mein" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mein vs mens". 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 #29,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.