Which to use
“medição” and “México” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,108
- “medição” frequency rank
- #1,123
- “México” frequency rank
- 12231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medição | México |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de medir | país da América do Norte, localizado ao sul dos Estados Unidos da América e ao norte da Guatemala e do Belize, sendo que sua capital é a Cidade do México |
Where the eye mixes medição and México
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. medição runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against México'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 México
A purely visual mix-up. medição (/mɨ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and México (/ˈmɛ.ʃi.ku/) 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 12231, 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/. México is at rank #1,123, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.ʃi.ku/.
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 12231, this pair ranks #60,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of medição vs México
Shared letters: imo. Private to "medição": deãç. Private to "México": cxé.
"medição" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "México" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "medição" and "México" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "medição" or "México"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "medição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "México" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medição" and "México" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs medição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.