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
36,575
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.

Key facts for microbiome
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrobiome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,339
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “microbiome” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around microbiome, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,339 among 36,575 “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.

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “microbiome”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-I-C-R-O-B-I-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list