micrometer
/maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə/
"micrometer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“micrometer” is uncommon English (frequency #65,306 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,306
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-micrometer · micrometer · English
micrometer · rank #65,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,306
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH microorganism
Nearest frequency peer: microorganism (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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Long-tail ranks near “micrometer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- meads
meads
34,701 corpus weight
- megalomaniac
megalomaniac
34,699 corpus weight
- micrometer
micrometer
34,695 corpus weight
- microorgani…
microorganism
34,694 corpus weight
- microtubule
microtubule
34,692 corpus weight
- Mingus
Mingus
34,689 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “micrometer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | micrometer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,306 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “micrometer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
micrometer is uncommon English at frequency #65,306 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.".
micrometer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French micromètre. The correct English form is micrometer, spelled M-I-C-R-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
Etymology
From French micromètre.
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.
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