micrometeorite
noun
micrometeorite is spelled M-I-C-R-O-M-E-T-E-O-R-I-T-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, micrometeorite means “an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of micrometeorite is micrometeorites.
How many letters and syllables are in micrometeorite?
| Letters | 14: M-I-C-R-O-M-E-T-E-O-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 micrometeorite?
Micrometeorite appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 micrometeorite
- micrometeorites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does micrometeorite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Micrometeorite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extraterrestrial particle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micrométéorite |
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 micrometeorite come from?
From micro- + meteorite (micro- + meteor + -ite).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).