Mikroplastik
German, noun/ˈmikʁoˌplastɪk/
Mikroplastik is spelled M-I-K-R-O-P-L-A-S-T-I-K (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mikroplastik is a German feminine noun meaning “microplastic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Plastikteilchen in einer Größe kleiner oder gleich fünf Millimeter Durchmesser”.
What does Mikroplastik mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneuterraremicroplastic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plastikteilchen in einer Größe kleiner oder gleich fünf Millimeter Durchmesser
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mikroplastik
- Mikroplastiks genitive
- Mikroplastiken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mikroplastik?
- /ˈmikʁoˌplastɪk/
- [ˈmiːkʁoˌplastɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mikroplastik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mikroplastik in German?
Mikroplastik appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).