microcephalic
adjective, noun
microcephalic is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-I-C: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, microcephalic means “Having an abnormally small head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microcephalic?
| Letters | 13: M-I-C-R-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 microcephalic?
Microcephalic appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 microcephalic
- microcephalics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcephalic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an abnormally small head.
noun
- 1
A person with an abnormally small head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microcephalic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a small head:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microcéphale |
| Portuguese | microcéfalo |
| Spanish | microcéfalo |
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 microcephalic come from?
From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).