Which to use
“mediar” is a verb and “medido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,080
- “mediar” frequency rank
- #19,494
- “medido” frequency rank
- 52574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediar | medido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que mear | calculado; que se conseguiu medir, mensurar, calcular |
Letter map: mediar vs medido
Shared letters muted; letters that set mediar and medido apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mediar (CVCVVC) and medido (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for mediar / medido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mediar is averb and medidoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mediar is recorded at frequency rank #33,080, classified as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdjaɾ/. medido is at rank #19,494, tagged as anadj.
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 52574, this pair ranks #12,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mediar vs medido
Shared letters: deim. Private to "mediar": ar. Private to "medido": o.
"mediar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "medido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mediar" and "medido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mediar" or "medido" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "mediar" vs "medido" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mediar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mediar" and "medido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs mendigar". 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 #12,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.