midsection
/ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/
"midsection" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“midsection” is uncommon English (frequency #51,848 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,848
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The middle section of something.
Corpus desk
Index EN-midsection · midsection · English
midsection · rank #51,848 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,848
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH McCloud
Nearest frequency peer: McCloud (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “midsection”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- masochistic
masochistic
48,157 corpus weight
- McCarron
McCarron
48,155 corpus weight
- McCloud
McCloud
48,154 corpus weight
- midsection
midsection
48,153 corpus weight
- mightier
mightier
48,152 corpus weight
- modernise
modernise
48,148 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “midsection” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | midsection |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,848 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “midsection” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
midsection is uncommon English at frequency #51,848 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for midsection in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mid- + section. The correct English form is midsection, spelled M-I-D-S-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The middle section of something.
- 2The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how midsection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut, ripped midsection.
Etymology
From mid- + section.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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