midfielder
noun
midfielder is spelled M-I-D-F-I-E-L-D-E-R: 10 letters. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, midfielder means “A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of midfielder is midfielders.
How many letters and syllables are in midfielder?
| Letters | 10: M-I-D-F-I-E-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 midfielder?
Midfielder appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 midfielder?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-midfielder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midfielder
- midfielders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midfielder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Midfielder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense player:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | milieu de terrain |
| German | Mittelfeldspieler |
| Portuguese | meia, médio, meio-campista |
| Spanish | mediocampista, centrocampista |
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 midfielder come from?
From midfield + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).