# microbe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/ · frequency rank #45,516

## Definitions
1. Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.

## Etymology
From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, micro- + -obe.

## Easily confused with
- **micron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/microbe-vs-micron)
- **micro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-microbe)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imcrobe`, `mcirobe`, `miccrobe`, `micorbe`, `micrboe`, `microbbe`, `microeb`, `micrrobe`, `mircobe`, `mmicrobe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/microbe