diff --git a/benchmark_test.go b/benchmark_test.go
index 6918e9d..9d0ee5c 100644
--- a/benchmark_test.go
+++ b/benchmark_test.go
@@ -166,3 +166,18 @@ func BenchmarkToFormattedCase_Default(b *testing.B) {
 		_ = ToFormattedCase(words)
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkSplitMixCase(b *testing.B) {
+	words := []Word{
+		ExactCaseWord("thisIsAMixedCaseString"),
+		ExactCaseWord("AnotherMixedCaseStringWithMoreParts"),
+		ExactCaseWord("ShortOne"),
+		ExactCaseWord("SuperLongMixedCaseStringWithManyManyCapitalLettersToTriggerReallocationIfBufferIsTooSmall"),
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = WordsToFormattedCase(words, OptionMixCaseSupport(), OptionDelimiter("-"))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 832cb05..a1c2d41 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -354,8 +354,13 @@ func separateOptionsAny(opts []any) ([]any, []any) {
 
 // Helper function to split words in mixed case
 func splitMixCase(input, delimiter string) string {
+	if delimiter == "" {
+		return input
+	}
 	var result strings.Builder
-	result.Grow(len(input))
+	// Pre-allocate to avoid resizing.
+	// We add a buffer for potential delimiters (assuming roughly 50% increase).
+	result.Grow(len(input) + len(input)/2)
 	for i, r := range input {
 		if i > 0 && unicode.IsUpper(r) {
 			result.WriteString(delimiter)