Midrash
/ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/
"midrash" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Midrash” is uncommon English (frequency #63,082 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,082
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-midrash · Midrash · English
Midrash · rank #63,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,082
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mfr
Nearest frequency peer: mfr (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Midrash”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Matsuda
Matsuda
36,927 corpus weight
- McCandless
McCandless
36,925 corpus weight
- mfr
mfr
36,921 corpus weight
- Midrash
Midrash
36,919 corpus weight
- monad
monad
36,915 corpus weight
- Moneyball
Moneyball
36,914 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Midrash” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Midrash |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,082 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Midrash” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Midrash is uncommon English at frequency #63,082 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Midrash, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh, “Midrash”), in turn from Aramaic דרש. The correct English form is Midrash, spelled M-I-D-R-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
- 2The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Midrash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In other stories of the midrashim, Adam, in penance for his fall, abstains from sexuality for 130 years, but he is not able to control his nocturnal emissions; in his dream state female spirits, the succubae, come and have intercourse with him, and with Adam's seed they give birth to demons.
Midrash was not a purely intellectual pursuit and study was never an end in itself: it had to inspire practical action in the world.
Etymology
From Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh, “Midrash”), in turn from Aramaic דרש.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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