Which to use
“mediação” and “mediana” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,939
- “mediação” frequency rank
- #20,942
- “mediana” frequency rank
- 33881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediação | mediana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de agir como mediador, resolvendo uma contenda | linha que une o ponto médio do lado de um triângulo e o vértice oposto |
Where the eye mixes mediação and mediana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mediação runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against mediana's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mediação and mediana
A purely visual mix-up. mediação (/me.ʤɪ.ɐ.ˈsãw/, /me.ʤɐ.ˈsãw/) and mediana (/mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mediação is recorded at frequency rank #12,939, classified as anoun, pronounced /me.ʤɪ.ɐ.ˈsãw/, /me.ʤɐ.ˈsãw/. mediana is at rank #20,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nɐ/.
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 33881, this pair ranks #33,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mediação vs mediana
Shared letters: adeim. Private to "mediação": oãç. Private to "mediana": n.
"mediação" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "mediana" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mediana ← emdiana · mdeiana · medaina · meddiana · mediaan · medianna · medinaa · meidana
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mediação" and "mediana" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mediação" or "mediana" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mediação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mediana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mediação" and "mediana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediana vs mediar". 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 #33,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.