midsummer

/mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/

//mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)// noun

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"midsummer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“midsummer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,136
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.

Corpus desk

Index EN-midsummer · midsummer · English

midsummer · rank #25,136 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,136
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,575
  • PHOTO-FINISH Merrick

Nearest frequency peer: Merrick (-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 “midsummer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “midsummer” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for midsummer
PropertyValue
Headwordmidsummer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,136
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “midsummer” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). midsummer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around midsummer (IPA /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,136 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for midsummer, with forms such as "imdsummer", "mdisummer", and "middsummer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- + summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“midsummer”), … The correct English form is midsummer, spelled M-I-D-S-U-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
  2. 2
    The first day of summer.
  3. 3
    The middle of summer.
  4. 4
    Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.
  5. 5
    A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat.

Etymology

From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- + summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“midsummer”), Dutch midzomer (“midsummer”), German Mittsommer (“midsummer”), Danish midsommer (“midsummer”), Swedish midsommar (“midsummer”), Icelandic miðsumar (“midsummer”).

Synonyms

northern solsticeSt. John's Daysummer solstice

This word in other languages

Hochsommer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imdsummer
  • mdisummer
  • middsummer
  • midsmumer
  • midssummer
  • midsumemr
  • midsumer
  • midsummerr
  • midsummre
  • midusmmer
  • misdummer
  • mmidsummer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of midsummer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imdsummer2mdisummer2middsummer1midsmumer2midssummer1midsumemr2midsumer1midsummerr1
Edit distance from "midsummer"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "midsummer"?
"midsummer" is spelled M-I-D-S-U-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/.
What does "midsummer" mean?
As a noun, "midsummer" means: The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
What are common misspellings of "midsummer"?
Common misspellings include "imdsummer", "mdisummer", "middsummer", "midsmumer", "midssummer". The correct spelling is "midsummer".
How do you pronounce "midsummer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "midsummer" is /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "midsummer"?
From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- + summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“mid... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "midsummer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list