multimédiavsmultimídiaConfusable pair

Which to use

“multimédia” and “multimídia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,368
“multimédia” frequency rank
#11,685
“multimídia” frequency rank
32053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature multimédia multimídia
Definition que se refere a ou utiliza multimédia que se refere a ou utiliza multimídia

Letter map: multimédia vs multimídia

Shared letters muted; letters that set multimédia and multimídia apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. multimédia and multimídia follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Corpus notes: multimédia and multimídia

multimédia and multimídia 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 a single letter - é in “multimédia” becomes í in “multimídia”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

multimédia is recorded at frequency rank #20,368, classified as anadj, pronounced /muɫ.ti.ˈmɛ.djɐ/. multimídia is at rank #11,685, tagged as anadj.

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 32053, this pair ranks #35,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of multimédia vs multimídia

Shared letters: adilmtu. Private to "multimédia": é. Private to "multimídia": í.

"multimédia" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV  ·  "multimídia" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "multimédia" and "multimídia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by a single letter - é in “multimédia” becomes í in “multimídia”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "multimédia" or "multimídia"?
"multimídia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,685 in our Portuguese list, against #20,368 for "multimédia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "multimédia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "multimídia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #35,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list