Mikrofilm

[ˈmiːkʁoˌfɪlm]

/[ˈmiːkʁoˌfɪlm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mikrofilm” is uncommon German (frequency #80,680 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,680
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Film mit stark verkleinert aufgenommenen Informationen oder Texten (Mikrokopien) zur Archivierung oder Transport

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikrofilm · Mikrofilm · German

Mikrofilm · rank #80,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,680
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mezzo

Nearest frequency peer: mezzo (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mikrofilm“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mikrofilm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mikrofilm
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikrofilm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁoˌfɪlm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mikrofilm“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mikrofilmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mezzo“ (#80,678), „misshandelten“ (#80,682), „metallene“ (#80,677). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikrofilm“ bei #80,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mikrofilm is uncommon German at frequency #80,680 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːkʁoˌfɪlm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Film mit stark verkleinert aufgenommenen Informationen oder Texten (Mikrokopien) zur Archivierung oder Transport".

Mikrofilm doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mikrofilm, spelled M-I-K-R-O-F-I-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Film mit stark verkleinert aufgenommenen Informationen oder Texten (Mikrokopien) zur Archivierung oder Transport

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Leo hatte solche Münzen schonmal gesehen. Man benutzte sie zum Schmuggeln von Mikrofilmen.“

This word in other languages

microfilm(English)

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 "Mikrofilm"?
"Mikrofilm" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-F-I-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁoˌfɪlm].
What does "Mikrofilm" mean?
As a noun, "Mikrofilm" means: Film mit stark verkleinert aufgenommenen Informationen oder Texten (Mikrokopien) zur Archivierung oder Transport
How do you pronounce "Mikrofilm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikrofilm" is [ˈmiːkʁoˌfɪlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

metallene#80,677Mitmensch#80,684Nadelholz#80,716Nasenloch#80,721

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list