# mediar vs mendigar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mediar
*verb · IPA /mɨ.ˈdjaɾ/ · frequency rank #33,080*
o mesmo que mear

### mendigar
*verb · IPA /mẽ.di.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #48,539*
pedir por esmola

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mediar-vs-mendigar