midlife
/ˈmɪdlaɪf/adjective, noun
midlife is spelled M-I-D-L-I-F-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, midlife means “Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in midlife?
| Letters | 7: M-I-D-L-I-F-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is midlife?
Midlife appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 midlife?
- US /ˈmɪdlaɪf/
Midlife 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-midlife.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with midlife
Also written: mid-life (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of midlife
- mid-life
- midlives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midlife mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45.
noun
- 1
The middle period of one's life.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does midlife come from?
From mid- + life.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).