Which to use
“média” and “moda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #993
- “média” frequency rank
- #2,154
- “moda” frequency rank
- 3147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | média | moda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor intermediário | uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc |
Letter map: média vs moda
Shared letters muted; letters that set média and moda apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - média / moda
média and moda 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 3147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
média is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun. moda is at rank #2,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.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 3147, this pair ranks #72,055 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of média vs moda
Shared letters: adm. Private to "média": ié. Private to "moda": o.
"média" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moda ← mdoa · mmoda · moad · modda · omda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "média" and "moda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "média" vs "moda" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "média" and "moda". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "média" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,055 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "média" and "moda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moda". 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 #72,055 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.