Which to use
“medição” and “medida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,108
- “medição” frequency rank
- #1,014
- “medida” frequency rank
- 12122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medição | medida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de medir | determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra |
Where the eye mixes medição and medida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. medição runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against medida's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses medição with medida
A purely visual mix-up. medição (/mɨ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and medida (/mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/) 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 12122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medição is recorded at frequency rank #11,108, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. medida is at rank #1,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/.
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 12122, this pair ranks #60,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of medição vs medida
Shared letters: deim. Private to "medição": oãç. Private to "medida": a.
"medição" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "medida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- medida ← emdida · mdeida · meddia · meddida · mediad · medidda · meidda · mmedida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "medição" and "medida" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "medição" vs "medida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "medição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medição" and "medida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs medição". 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 #60,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.