microburst
/ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɝst/noun
microburst is spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-U-R-S-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microburst means “A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds and powerful wind shear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microburst is microbursts.
How many letters and syllables are in microburst?
| Letters | 10: M-I-C-R-O-B-U-R-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 microburst?
Microburst appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 microburst?
- US /ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɝst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of microburst
- microbursts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microburst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds and powerful wind shear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microburst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense strong downdraft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microrafale |
| Portuguese | microexplosão |
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 microburst come from?
From micro- + burst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).