micropaleontology
noun
micropaleontology is spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-A-L-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Y: 17 letters and 8 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, micropaleontology means “The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in micropaleontology?
| Letters | 17: M-I-C-R-O-P-A-L-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 8 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is micropaleontology?
Micropaleontology appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 micropaleontology?
Micropaleontology has 8 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of micropaleontology
- micropalæontology
- micropalaeontology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does micropaleontology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Micropaleontology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of microfossils:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micropaléontologie |
| German | Mikropaläontologie |
| Portuguese | micropaleontologia |
| Spanish | micropaleontología |
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 micropaleontology come from?
From micro- + paleontology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).