Mikrokosmos

[ˈmiːkʁoˌkɔsmɔs]

/[ˈmiːkʁoˌkɔsmɔs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mikrokosmos” is uncommon German (frequency #51,536 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,536
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Bereich der kleinen und kleinsten Dimensionen des Kosmos, den der Mensch sich nur mit Hilfsmitteln indirekt erschließen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikrokosmos · Mikrokosmos · German

Mikrokosmos · rank #51,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,536
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH minderwertigen

Nearest frequency peer: minderwertigen (+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 „Mikrokosmos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mikrokosmos
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikrokosmos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁoˌkɔsmɔs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mikrokosmos“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „minderwertigen“ (#51,538), „Mehring“ (#51,533), „Meeresfrüchte“ (#51,532). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikrokosmos“ bei #51,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mikrokosmos is uncommon German at frequency #51,536 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːkʁoˌkɔsmɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mikrokosmos, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mikrokosmos, spelled M-I-K-R-O-K-O-S-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Bereich der kleinen und kleinsten Dimensionen des Kosmos, den der Mensch sich nur mit Hilfsmitteln indirekt erschließen kann
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit aller Kleinlebewesen
  3. 3
    kleine Teilwelt der menschlichen Kultur, die ein verkleinertes Abbild des Universums darstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bereits Robert Fludd hatte den Zusammenhang von Mikrokosmos und Makrokosmos gelehrt.“
  2. „Den Dienstsitz, das nahe der Place de l'Étoile gelegene Luxushotel »Majetic«, erlebt er als Mikrokosmos des okkupierten Landes – und somit als idealen Beobachtungsstandpunkt.“

Antonyms

MakrokosmosMesokosmosNanokosmos

This word in other languages

microcosm(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 "Mikrokosmos"?
"Mikrokosmos" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-K-O-S-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁoˌkɔsmɔs].
What does "Mikrokosmos" mean?
As a noun, "Mikrokosmos" means: der Bereich der kleinen und kleinsten Dimensionen des Kosmos, den der Mensch sich nur mit Hilfsmitteln indirekt erschließen kann
How do you pronounce "Mikrokosmos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikrokosmos" is [ˈmiːkʁoˌkɔsmɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mikrokosmos" come from?
"Mikrokosmos" 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 "Mikrokosmos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marienkäfer#51,522Nabelschnur#51,552Nachbarhaus#51,553numerischen#51,565

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list