midsummer
/mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/noun, adjective
midsummer is spelled M-I-D-S-U-M-M-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, midsummer means “The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of midsummer is midsummers.
How many letters and syllables are in midsummer?
| Letters | 9: M-I-D-S-U-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 midsummer?
Midsummer appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 midsummer?
- /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/
- /ˈmɪdˌsʌmə(ɹ)/
Midsummer has 3 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-midsummer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midsummer
- midsummers plural
- mid-summer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midsummer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
- 2
The first day of summer.
- 3
The middle of summer.
- 4
Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.
- 5
A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat.
adjective
- 1
Of or occurring in the middle of summer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Midsummer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hochsommer , Johannistag, Mittsommer |
| Spanish | pleno verano , día de San Juan |
| French | fête de la Saint-Jean |
| Portuguese | Dia de São João |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does midsummer come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).