Mikrogramm

[ˈmiːkʁoˌɡʁam]

/[ˈmiːkʁoˌɡʁam]/ noun

The verdict

“Mikrogramm” is uncommon German (frequency #64,524 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,524
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Millionstel Gramm

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikrogramm · Mikrogramm · German

Mikrogramm · rank #64,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,524
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mineralöl

Nearest frequency peer: Mineralöl (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mikrogramm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mikrogramm
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikrogramm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁoˌɡʁam]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mikrogramm“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mikrogrammfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mineralöl“ (#64,525), „Mieterin“ (#64,522), „mitgeführten“ (#64,526). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikrogramm“ bei #64,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mikrogramm is uncommon German at frequency #64,524 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːkʁoˌɡʁam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Millionstel Gramm".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mikrogramm, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mikrogramm, spelled M-I-K-R-O-G-R-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Millionstel Gramm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Mikrogramm ist tausendmal weniger als ein Milligramm.“
  2. „Der tägliche Folsäurebedarf liegt bei 300 Mikrogramm, bei Schwangeren bei 600 Mikrogramm.“

This word in other languages

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 "Mikrogramm"?
"Mikrogramm" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-G-R-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁoˌɡʁam].
What does "Mikrogramm" mean?
As a noun, "Mikrogramm" means: ein Millionstel Gramm
How do you pronounce "Mikrogramm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikrogramm" is [ˈmiːkʁoˌɡʁam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mikrogramm" come from?
"Mikrogramm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list