macrocosm
/ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/
"macrocosm" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“macrocosm” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
Corpus desk
Index EN-macrocosm · macrocosm · English
macrocosm · 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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | macrocosm |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “macrocosm” in English
Rare enough to double-check
macrocosm is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for macrocosm, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”). The correct English form is macrocosm, spelled M-A-C-R-O-C-O-S-M.
Definition
- 1A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
- 2The universe.
Etymology
From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.