microaerophilic
adjective
microaerophilic is spelled M-I-C-R-O-A-E-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-C: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, microaerophilic means “Of or relating to a microaerophile or to microaerophily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microaerophilic?
| Letters | 15: M-I-C-R-O-A-E-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 microaerophilic?
Microaerophilic appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
What does microaerophilic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a microaerophile or to microaerophily.
- 2
Able to thrive in an environment low in oxygen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microaerophilic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thriving in low-oxygen environments:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | microaerófilo |
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 microaerophilic come from?
From micro- + aerophilic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).