microaggression
/ˌmaɪ.kroʊ.əˈɡrɛ.ʃən/noun
microaggression is spelled M-I-C-R-O-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microaggression means “Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microaggression is microaggressions.
How many letters and syllables are in microaggression?
| Letters | 15: M-I-C-R-O-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is microaggression?
Microaggression appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 microaggression?
- UK /ˌmaɪ.krəʊ.əˈɡrɛ.ʃən/
- US /ˌmaɪ.kroʊ.əˈɡrɛ.ʃən/
Microaggression has 5 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)-Sumxr-microaggression.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with microaggression?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as microaggression from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʃən/):
- session
- profession
- aggression
- obsession
- progression
- compression
- oppression
- suppression
- concession
- regression
- accession
- hessian
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of microaggression
- microaggressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microaggression mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USAny small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but that can be interpreted as an aggression.
Near-synonyms: microassault, microinequity, microinsult, microinvalidation, nanoaggression
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microaggression in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense everyday interaction interpreted as aggression:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micro-agression |
| German | Mikroaggression |
| Portuguese | microagressão |
| Spanish | microagresión |
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 microaggression come from?
From micro- + aggression, coined by American psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce in 1970.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).