Mikrosekunde
[ˈmiːkʁozeˌkʊndə]
The verdict
“Mikrosekunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Millionstel Sekunde
Corpus desk
Index DE-mikrosekunde · Mikrosekunde · German
Mikrosekunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mikrosekunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiːkʁozeˌkʊndə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mikrosekunde” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mikrosekunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːkʁozeˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Millionstel Sekunde".
Mikrosekunde has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mikrosekunde, spelled M-I-K-R-O-S-E-K-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1eine Millionstel Sekunde
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