miniseries
noun
miniseries is spelled M-I-N-I-S-E-R-I-E-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miniseries means “A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miniseries?
| Letters | 10: M-I-N-I-S-E-R-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 miniseries?
Miniseries appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 miniseries?
Miniseries has 4 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).
Forms of miniseries
- mini-series
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miniseries mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season.
My favorite miniseries of all time is the old BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius".
- 2
A relatively short comic book series with a predetermined number of instalments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miniseries in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense series with a small number of episodes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | minissérie |
| Spanish | miniserie |
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.