Mikro

[ˈmiːkʁo]

/[ˈmiːkʁo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mikro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,931
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - technisches Gerät zur Aufnahme von Tönen

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikro · Mikro · German

Mikro · rank #11,931 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,931
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH meckern

Nearest frequency peer: meckern (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mikro“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mikro“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mikro vs mir
40% similar
Mikro vs miro
60% similar
Mikro vs mirror
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mikro
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,931
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mikro“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mikroliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „meckern“ (#11,930), „Mikrofon“ (#11,932), „Maurice“ (#11,929). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikro“ bei #11,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Mikro (IPA [ˈmiːkʁo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,931 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "technisches Gerät zur Aufnahme von Tönen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mikro, with forms such as "imkro", "mikkro", and "mikor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mir", "miro", "mirror", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mikro, spelled M-I-K-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    technisches Gerät zur Aufnahme von Tönen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Mikro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bärbel steht im Publikum und hält das Mikro tapfer wie ein kleiner Zinnsoldat.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imkro
  • mikkro
  • mikor
  • mikrro
  • mirko
  • mkiro
  • mmikro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mikro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imkro2mikkro1mikor2mikrro1mirko2mkiro2mmikro1
Edit distance from "Mikro"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mikro"?
"Mikro" is spelled M-I-K-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁo].
What does "Mikro" mean?
As a noun, "Mikro" means: technisches Gerät zur Aufnahme von Tönen
What words are commonly confused with "Mikro"?
"Mikro" is commonly confused with "mir", "miro", "mirror". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mikro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikro" is [ˈmiːkʁo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mikro" come from?
"Mikro" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mikro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nancy#11,937Neuss#11,939lenkt#11,919Julie#11,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Retter7 variantsSchal7 variantsHexen7 variantsTorte7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list