# medida vs medula

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### medida
*noun · IPA /mɨ.ˈdi.dɐ/ · frequency rank #1,014*
determinada grandeza que serve de padrão para avaliar outra

### medula
*noun · IPA /mɨ.ˈdu.lɐ/ · frequency rank #13,129*
substância mole contida no interior dos ossos

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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