microcosmos
noun
microcosmos is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-O-S-M-O-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microcosmos means “A small or microscopic cosmos; a microcosm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microcosmos is microcosmoi or microcosmoses.
How many letters and syllables are in microcosmos?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-C-O-S-M-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 microcosmos?
Microcosmos appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 microcosmos
- microcosmoi plural
- microcosmoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcosmos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small or microscopic cosmos; a microcosm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microcosmos come from?
From micro- + cosmos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).