midbrain
noun
midbrain is spelled M-I-D-B-R-A-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, midbrain means “A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of midbrain is midbrains.
How many letters and syllables are in midbrain?
| Letters | 8: M-I-D-B-R-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is midbrain?
Midbrain appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 midbrain?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-midbrain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midbrain
- midbrains plural
- middlebrain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midbrain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Midbrain in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of brain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mésencéphale, cerveau moyen |
| German | Mittelhirn |
| Portuguese | mesencéfalo |
| Spanish | mesencéfalo |
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 midbrain come from?
From mid- + brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).