micropenis

/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˈpinɪs/

//ˈmaɪkɹoʊˈpinɪs// noun

"micropenis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“micropenis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unusually small penis.

Corpus desk

Index EN-micropenis · micropenis · English

micropenis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for micropenis
PropertyValue
Headwordmicropenis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˈpinɪs/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “micropenis” in English

micropenissits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

micropenis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˈpinɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unusually small penis.".

micropenis has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + penis. The correct English form is micropenis, spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-E-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An unusually small penis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how micropenis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The jury has heard claims that [Max] Clifford has a "micropenis" measuring two and half inches, while one woman told the court the publicist's penis was "enormous".
  2. Up to 10% of people with Kallmann syndrome also have a “micropenis”; more prevalent symptoms are low or fluctuating testosterone levels.

Etymology

From micro- + penis.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "micropenis"?
"micropenis" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-E-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˈpinɪs/.
What does "micropenis" mean?
As a noun, "micropenis" means: An unusually small penis.
How do you pronounce "micropenis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "micropenis" is /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˈpinɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "micropenis"?
From micro- + penis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list