midfield
/ˈmɪd.fiːld/noun
midfield is spelled M-I-D-F-I-E-L-D: 8 letters. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, midfield means “The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of midfield is midfields.
How many letters and syllables are in midfield?
| Letters | 8: M-I-D-F-I-E-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 midfield?
Midfield appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 midfield?
- /ˈmɪd.fiːld/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-midfield.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midfield
- midfields plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midfield mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs).
- 2
The middle of the field of play.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Midfield in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense middle of the field:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | meio-campo |
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 midfield come from?
From mid- + field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).