midwestern
adjective
midwestern is spelled M-I-D-W-E-S-T-E-R-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, midwestern means “Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in midwestern?
| Letters | 10: M-I-D-W-E-S-T-E-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 midwestern?
Midwestern appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 midwestern?
- US
Midwestern 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: En-us-Midwestern.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midwestern
- mid-western
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midwestern mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern.
- 2
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
Bermuda lies in the midwestern Atlantic.
adjective
- 1
USOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Midwest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does midwestern come from?
From mid- + western.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).