Which to use
“mediação” is a noun and “mediano” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,939
- “mediação” frequency rank
- #24,717
- “mediano” frequency rank
- 37656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediação | mediano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de agir como mediador, resolvendo uma contenda | que está no meio |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mediação and mediano apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mediação is /me.ʤɪ.ɐ.ˈsãw/, /me.ʤɐ.ˈsãw/ while mediano is /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37656, 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/. mediano is at rank #24,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nu/.
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 37656, this pair ranks #28,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mediação vs mediano
Shared letters: adeimo. Private to "mediação": ãç. Private to "mediano": n.
"mediação" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "mediano" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mediano ← emdiano · mdeiano · medaino · meddiano · medianno · mediaon · medinao · meidano
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mediação" and "mediano" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mediação" or "mediano"?
Remembering mediação vs mediano
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mediação”; for an adjective, it's “mediano”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mediação” entry
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