mesocosm
noun
mesocosm is spelled M-E-S-O-C-O-S-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mesocosm means “Any system larger than a microcosm but smaller than a macrocosm, especially when used as an outdoor experimental system that examines the natural…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mesocosm is mesocosms.
How many letters and syllables are in mesocosm?
| Letters | 8: M-E-S-O-C-O-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 mesocosm?
Mesocosm appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 mesocosm?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mesocosm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mesocosm
- mesocosms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mesocosm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any system larger than a microcosm but smaller than a macrocosm, especially when used as an outdoor experimental system that examines the natural environment under controlled conditions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mesocosm come from?
From meso- + -cosm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).