midwinter
/ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)/noun, adjective
midwinter is spelled M-I-D-W-I-N-T-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, midwinter means “The middle of winter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of midwinter is midwinters.
How many letters and syllables are in midwinter?
| Letters | 9: M-I-D-W-I-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 midwinter?
Midwinter appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 midwinter?
- /ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)/
- /ˈmɪdˌwɪntə(ɹ)/
Midwinter 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-midwinter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of midwinter
- midwinters plural
- mid-winter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does midwinter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The middle of winter.
- 2
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.
adjective
- 1
Of or occurring in the middle of winter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Midwinter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | milieu de l'hiver , solstice d'hiver |
| German | only circumlocutions, Mitte des Winters , Wintersonnenwende |
| Portuguese | pleno inverno , solstício do inverno |
| Spanish | pleno invierno |
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 midwinter come from?
From Middle English midwinter, mydwinter, mydwynter, from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), equivalent to mid- + winter. Cognate with West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).