microhabitat
noun
microhabitat is spelled M-I-C-R-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microhabitat means “A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microhabitat is microhabitats.
How many letters and syllables are in microhabitat?
| Letters | 12: M-I-C-R-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 microhabitat?
Microhabitat appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 microhabitat
- microhabitats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microhabitat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box.
Near-synonyms: microsite (the location), microenvironment (the location or its milieu)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microhabitat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microhabitat |
| German | Mikrohabitat |
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 microhabitat come from?
From micro- + habitat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).