microfiber
"microfiber" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“microfiber” is uncommon English (frequency #56,911 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,911
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.
Corpus desk
Index EN-microfiber · microfiber · English
microfiber · rank #56,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,911
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH microcontroll…
Nearest frequency peer: microcontroller (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “microfiber”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- MCT
MCT
43,097 corpus weight
- Megyn
Megyn
43,096 corpus weight
- Merrell
Merrell
43,094 corpus weight
- meshed
meshed
43,093 corpus weight
- microcontro…
microcontroller
43,091 corpus weight
- microfiber
microfiber
43,090 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “microfiber” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | microfiber |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #56,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “microfiber” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
microfiber is uncommon English at frequency #56,911 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for microfiber, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + fiber. The correct English form is microfiber, spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-I-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.
Etymology
From micro- + fiber.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.