Which to use
“média” is a noun and “merda” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #436
- “merda” frequency rank
- 1429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | merda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | utilizado antes de um ator entrar no palco: boa sorte; boa apresentação |
Letter map: média vs merda
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and merda apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for média / merda
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: média is anoun and merdaanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. merda is at rank #436, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈmɛɾ.dɐ/.
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 1429, this pair ranks #74,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of média vs merda
Shared letters: adm. Private to "média": ié. Private to "merda": er.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "merda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- merda ← emrda · medra · merad · merdda · merrda · mmerda · mreda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "média" for "merda" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "média" or "merda" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "média" vs "merda" 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 "merda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "merda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merda vs mirra". 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 #74,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.