Which to use
“mediar” and “medir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,080
- “mediar” frequency rank
- #7,434
- “medir” frequency rank
- 40514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mediar | medir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que mear | ter como medida |
Where the eye mixes mediar and medir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mediar runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against medir's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mediar with medir
A purely visual mix-up. mediar (/mɨ.ˈdjaɾ/) and medir (/mɨ.ˈdiɾ/) 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 40514, 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/. medir is at rank #7,434, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdiɾ/.
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 40514, this pair ranks #25,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mediar vs medir
Shared letters: deimr. Private to "mediar": a. Private to "medir": -.
"mediar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "medir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mediar" and "medir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mediar" or "medir"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mediar" and "medir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mediar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mediar" and "medir" 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 #25,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.