Mikros

[ˈmiːkʁos]

/[ˈmiːkʁos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mikros” is uncommon German (frequency #69,499 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,499
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mikro

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikros · Mikros · German

Mikros · rank #69,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,499
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Methodologie

Nearest frequency peer: Methodologie (-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 „Mikros“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mikros
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikros
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mikros“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Methodologie“ (#69,498), „Militärgeschichte“ (#69,500), „Mergel“ (#69,496). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikros“ bei #69,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mikros is uncommon German at frequency #69,499 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːkʁos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Mikros in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mikros, spelled M-I-K-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mikro
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mikro
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mikro
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mikro
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Mikros"?
"Mikros" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁos].
What does "Mikros" mean?
As a noun, "Mikros" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mikro
How do you pronounce "Mikros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikros" is [ˈmiːkʁos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mikros" come from?
"Mikros" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mergel#69,496Meckel#69,492Madras#69,481months#69,517

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list