Mikrosmat
[mikʁɔsˈmaːt]
The verdict
“Mikrosmat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wirbeltier, das gegenüber einem Makrosmat oder Nasentier einen deutlich geringeren Differenzierungsgrad von Nase und Riechhirn und entsprechend ein schwächeres Riechvermögen aufweist.
Corpus desk
Index DE-mikrosmat · Mikrosmat · German
Mikrosmat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Mikrosmat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mikʁɔsˈmaːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mikrosmat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mikrosmat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mikʁɔsˈmaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wirbeltier, das gegenüber einem Makrosmat oder Nasentier einen deutlich geringeren Differenzierungsgrad von Nase und Riechhirn und entsprechend ein schwächeres Riechvermögen aufweist.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Mikrosmat in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mikrosmat, spelled M-I-K-R-O-S-M-A-T.
Definition
- 1Wirbeltier, das gegenüber einem Makrosmat oder Nasentier einen deutlich geringeren Differenzierungsgrad von Nase und Riechhirn und entsprechend ein schwächeres Riechvermögen aufweist.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mikrosmat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Mensch ist ein klassischer Mikrosmat.
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