mediçãovsmedidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: medição is a noun, medido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“medição” is a noun and “medido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,108
“medição” frequency rank
#19,494
“medido” frequency rank
30602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature medição medido
Definition ato de medir calculado; que se conseguiu medir, mensurar, calcular

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set medição and medido apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
medição
6 ch
medido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: medição is anoun and medidoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30602, 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/. 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 30602, this pair ranks #37,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of medição vs medido

Shared letters: deimo. Private to "medição": ãç. Private to "medido": -.

"medição" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "medido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • medidoemdido · mdeido · meddido · meddio · mediddo · mediod · meiddo · mmedido

Frequency comparison

medição#11,108
medido#19,494

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "medição" and "medido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "medição" is a noun and "medido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "medição" or "medido"?
"medição" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,108 in our Portuguese list, against #19,494 for "medido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering medição vs medido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “medição”; for an adjective, it's “medido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “medição” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list