microfauna
noun
microfauna is spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-A-U-N-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microfauna means “The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microfauna is microfaunae or microfaunas.
How many letters and syllables are in microfauna?
| Letters | 10: M-I-C-R-O-F-A-U-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 microfauna?
Microfauna appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 microfauna
- microfaunae plural
- microfaunas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microfauna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microfauna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense smallest of the faunal size divisions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | microfauna |
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 microfauna come from?
From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).