microgravity
noun
microgravity is spelled M-I-C-R-O-G-R-A-V-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microgravity means “A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microgravity is microgravities.
How many letters and syllables are in microgravity?
| Letters | 12: M-I-C-R-O-G-R-A-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 microgravity?
Microgravity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 microgravity?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-microgravity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microgravity
- microgravities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microgravity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microgravity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very low gravity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micropesanteur |
| German | Mikrogravitation |
| Portuguese | microgravidade |
| Spanish | microgravedad |
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 microgravity come from?
From micro- + gravity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).