# microcosm

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ · frequency rank #37,094

## Definitions
1. Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
2. The human body; a person.
3. A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
4. A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.

## Etymology
From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”); micro- + -cosm.

## Common misspellings (14)
`imcrocosm`, `mcirocosm`, `miccrocosm`, `micorcosm`, `micrcoosm`, `microccosm`, `microcoms`, `microcosmm`, `microcossm`, `microcsom`, `microocsm`, `micrrocosm`, `mircocosm`, `mmicrocosm`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/microcosm