macrocosm
/ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑz.əm/noun
macrocosm is spelled M-A-C-R-O-C-O-S-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macrocosm means “A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of macrocosm is macrocosms.
How many letters and syllables are in macrocosm?
| Letters | 9: M-A-C-R-O-C-O-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is macrocosm?
Macrocosm appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce macrocosm?
- UK /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/
- US /ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑz.əm/
Macrocosm has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-macrocosm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of macrocosm
- macrocosms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does macrocosm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
- 2
The universe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macrocosm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | macrocosme |
| German | Makrokosmos |
| Portuguese | macrocosmo |
| Spanish | macrocosmo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does macrocosm come from?
From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).