Which to use
“medir” and “meter” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,434
- “medir” frequency rank
- #3,705
- “meter” frequency rank
- 11139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medir | meter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter como medida | introduzir; fazer entrar |
Where the eye mixes medir and meter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: medir vs meter
A purely visual mix-up. medir (/mɨ.ˈdiɾ/) and meter (/mɨ.ˈteɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medir is recorded at frequency rank #7,434, classified as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈdiɾ/. meter is at rank #3,705, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈteɾ/.
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 11139, this pair ranks #61,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of medir vs meter
Shared letters: emr. Private to "medir": di. Private to "meter": t.
"medir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "meter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "medir" and "meter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "medir" or "meter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "medir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medir" and "meter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medir vs mein". 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 #61,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.