Which to use
“mediana” is a noun and “mediano” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,942
- “mediana” frequency rank
- #24,717
- “mediano” frequency rank
- 45659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediana | mediano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | linha que une o ponto médio do lado de um triângulo e o vértice oposto | que está no meio |
Where the eye mixes mediana and mediano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mediana and mediano follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mediana with mediano
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mediana is /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nɐ/ while mediano is /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “mediana” becomes o in “mediano”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mediana is recorded at frequency rank #20,942, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjɐ.nɐ/. 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 45659, this pair ranks #19,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mediana vs mediano
Shared letters: adeimn. Private to "mediana": -. Private to "mediano": o.
"mediana" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "mediano" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mediana" and "mediano" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mediana" or "mediano" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mediana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mediano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mediana" and "mediano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediano vs meridiano". 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 #19,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.