microdose
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/noun, verb
microdose is spelled M-I-C-R-O-D-O-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microdose means “A very low dose of a substance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microdose is microdoses.
How many letters and syllables are in microdose?
| Letters | 9: M-I-C-R-O-D-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 microdose?
Microdose appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 microdose?
- US /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of microdose
- microdoses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- micro-dose
- microdosing participle, present
- microdosed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microdose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very low dose of a substance.
verb
- 1
To administer a very low dose to.
- 2
To prepare (medicines, etc.) at very low dosages.
- 3
To recreationally take small amounts of psychedelic drugs in the belief that it will aid productivity.
microdose on LSD
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microdose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very low dose:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microdose |
| Portuguese | microdose |
| Spanish | microdosis |
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 microdose come from?
From micro- + dose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).