microbead
noun
microbead is spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-E-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microbead means “A microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microbead is microbeads.
How many letters and syllables are in microbead?
| Letters | 9: M-I-C-R-O-B-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 microbead?
Microbead appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of microbead
- microbeads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microbead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microbead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense microscopic bead:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microbille |
| German | Mikrokügelchen |
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 microbead come from?
From micro- + bead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).