micronutrient
noun
micronutrient is spelled M-I-C-R-O-N-U-T-R-I-E-N-T: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, micronutrient means “A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of micronutrient is micronutrients.
How many letters and syllables are in micronutrient?
| Letters | 13: M-I-C-R-O-N-U-T-R-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 micronutrient?
Micronutrient appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 micronutrient
- micronutrients plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does micronutrient mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Micronutrient in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense essential mineral or vitamin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micro-élément |
| German | Mikronährstoff, Spurenelement |
| Portuguese | micronutriente, oligoelemento |
| Spanish | micronutriente |
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 micronutrient come from?
From micro- + nutrient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).