Which to use
“medida” and “medidor” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,014
- “medida” frequency rank
- #22,721
- “medidor” frequency rank
- 23735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medida | medidor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra | instrumento para medir algo |
Letter map: medida vs medidor
Shared letters muted; letters that set medida and medidor apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. medida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against medidor's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: medida and medidor
medida and medidor are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medida is recorded at frequency rank #1,014, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/. medidor is at rank #22,721, tagged as anoun.
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 23735, this pair ranks #46,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of medida vs medidor
Shared letters: deim. Private to "medida": a. Private to "medidor": or.
"medida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "medidor" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "medida" for "medidor" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "medida" or "medidor" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "medida" and "medidor".
- Full dictionary entry for "medida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medidor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medida" and "medidor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs medidor". 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 #46,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.