Which to use
“medir” and “mexer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,434
- “medir” frequency rank
- #3,498
- “mexer” frequency rank
- 10932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medir | mexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter como medida | misturar, agitar, revolver |
Letter map: medir vs mexer
Shared letters muted; letters that set medir and mexer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. medir and mexer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - medir / mexer
medir and mexer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10932, 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/. mexer is at rank #3,498, tagged as averb.
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 10932, this pair ranks #62,031 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of medir vs mexer
Shared letters: emr. Private to "medir": di. Private to "mexer": x.
"medir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "medir" and "mexer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "medir" or "mexer"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "medir" and "mexer".
- Full dictionary entry for "medir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,031 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medir" and "mexer" 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 #62,031 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.