amidst
/aˈmɪdst/preposition
amidst is spelled A-M-I-D-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “amid vs amidst” about 2,400 times a month (Google, United States). As a preposition, amidst means “In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amidst?
| Letters | 6: A-M-I-D-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is amidst?
Amidst appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amidst?
- US /aˈmɪdst/
- US /əˈmɪtst/
Amidst has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-amidst.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with amidst
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of amidst
- amidest
- amiddst
- amiddest
- amydst
- amyddst
- amyddest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amidst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amidst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | au milieu de, entre, parmi |
| German | inmitten |
| Portuguese | entre, no meio de, em meio a |
| Spanish | en medio de, en pleno, entre |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amidst come from?
From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).