midwicket
noun
midwicket is spelled M-I-D-W-I-C-K-E-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, midwicket means “A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of midwicket is midwickets.
How many letters and syllables are in midwicket?
| Letters | 9: M-I-D-W-I-C-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is midwicket?
Midwicket appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 midwicket?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-midwicket.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midwicket
- midwickets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midwicket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does midwicket come from?
From mid- + wicket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).