mikroskopisch

[mikʁoˈskoːpɪʃ]

/[mikʁoˈskoːpɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“mikroskopisch” is uncommon German (frequency #55,551 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,551
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - winzig klein, nur mit optischen Instrumenten unter starker Vergrößerung erkennbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikroskopisch · mikroskopisch · German

mikroskopisch · rank #55,551 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,551
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Metronom

Nearest frequency peer: Metronom (-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 „mikroskopisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mikroskopisch
PropertyValue
Headwordmikroskopisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mikʁoˈskoːpɪʃ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,551
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mikroskopisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mikroskopischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Metronom“ (#55,550), „Mime“ (#55,552), „menschenwürdige“ (#55,549). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mikroskopisch“ bei #55,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mikroskopisch is uncommon German at frequency #55,551 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mikʁoˈskoːpɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mikroskopisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mikroskopisch, spelled M-I-K-R-O-S-K-O-P-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    winzig klein, nur mit optischen Instrumenten unter starker Vergrößerung erkennbar
  2. 2
    mit Hilfe eines Mikroskops

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber alle realen Gläser weisen mikroskopische Kerben und Fehlstellen auf.“
  2. Die Schüler führen eine mikroskopische Untersuchung an einer Zwiebelhaut durch.

This word in other languages

microscopic(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 "mikroskopisch"?
"mikroskopisch" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-S-K-O-P-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [mikʁoˈskoːpɪʃ].
What does "mikroskopisch" mean?
As an adjective, "mikroskopisch" means: winzig klein, nur mit optischen Instrumenten unter starker Vergrößerung erkennbar
How do you pronounce "mikroskopisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mikroskopisch" is [mikʁoˈskoːpɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mikroskopisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mineralstoffe#55,554Negativzinsen#55,572Niedrigwasser#55,576Parteipolitik#55,595

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list