midrise
adjective, noun
midrise is spelled M-I-D-R-I-S-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, midrise means “Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically consisting of four to ten stories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in midrise?
| Letters | 7: M-I-D-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 midrise?
Midrise appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
Forms of midrise
- mid-rise
- mid rise
- midrises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midrise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically consisting of four to ten stories.
The neighborhood is full of midrise apartment blocks.
- 2
Having a zero-valued classification threshold (analogous to a riser of a stairway).
midrise quantization
noun
- 1
A building which is neither low-rise or high-rise.
A lot of new midrises have been built in this area.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does midrise come from?
From mid- + rise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).