microbiome

noun

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"microbiome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“microbiome” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,339
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.

Corpus desk

Index EN-microbiome · microbiome · English

microbiome · rank #44,339 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,339
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mersey

Nearest frequency peer: Mersey (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “microbiome”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “microbiome” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microbiome
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrobiome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,339
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “microbiome”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).microbiomelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Mersey” (#44,336), “mercifully” (#44,335), “minutiae” (#44,343). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “microbiome” is #44,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around microbiome, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,339 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for microbiome, with forms such as "imcrobiome", "mcirobiome", and "miccrobiome". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + biome or blend of microbiota + genome. The correct English form is microbiome, spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-I-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.
  2. 2
    A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how microbiome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The human microbiota consists of the 10-100 trillion symbiotic microbial cells harbored by each person, primarily bacteria in the gut; the human microbiome consists of the genes these cells harbor.
  2. Your body’s microbiome is all the genes your microbiota contains, however colloquially the two terms are often used interchangeably.

Etymology

From micro- + biome or blend of microbiota + genome.

This word in other languages

microbioma(Español)microbiome(Français)Mikrobiom(Deutsch)microbioma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imcrobiome
  • mcirobiome
  • miccrobiome
  • micorbiome
  • micrboiome
  • microbbiome
  • microbimoe
  • microbioem
  • microbiomme
  • microboime
  • microibome
  • micrrobiome
  • mircobiome
  • mmicrobiome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of microbiome - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imcrobiome2mcirobiome2miccrobiome1micorbiome2micrboiome2microbbiome1microbimoe2microbioem2
Edit distance from "microbiome"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microbiome"?
"microbiome" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-I-O-M-E.
What does "microbiome" mean?
As a noun, "microbiome" means: The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.
What are common misspellings of "microbiome"?
Common misspellings include "imcrobiome", "mcirobiome", "miccrobiome", "micorbiome", "micrboiome". The correct spelling is "microbiome".
What is the origin of the word "microbiome"?
From micro- + biome or blend of microbiota + genome. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "microbiome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mercifully#44,335McClintock#44,330malignancy#44,321Napolitano#44,364

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

pampering14 variantsJorgensen14 variantsinsolence14 variantspostnatal14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list