midterm
/ˈmɪdˌtɚm/adjective, noun
midterm is spelled M-I-D-T-E-R-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, midterm means “Halfway through a term, or roughly so” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in midterm?
| Letters | 7: M-I-D-T-E-R-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is midterm?
Midterm appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 midterm?
- US /ˈmɪdˌtɚm/
Midterm has 2 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)-Flame,_not_lame-midterm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with midterm
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: mid-term (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with midterm?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as midterm (/ɪdtəɹm/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trimmed.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of midterm
- mid-term
- midterms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midterm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Halfway through a term, or roughly so.
The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.
noun
- 1
A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).
I only got a C on the midterm, so I really have to study for the final.
- 2
A midterm election.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Midterm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mi-mandat, mi-session , partiel |
| German | Mitte der Amtszeit, Mitte der Laufzeit, Mitte des Semesters , Zwischenprüfung |
| Spanish | parcial, de medio término, de medio ciclo, de medio semestre, de medio periodo, de medio período |
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 midterm come from?
From mid- + term.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).