microphotography
noun
microphotography is spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microphotography means “The field of study of creating microphotographs, of photographing very small items or areas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microphotography?
| Letters | 16: M-I-C-R-O-P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is microphotography?
Microphotography appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
What rhymes with microphotography?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as microphotography.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: photomicrography.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does microphotography mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The field of study of creating microphotographs, of photographing very small items or areas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microphotography in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense field of study:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microphotographie |
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 microphotography come from?
From micro- + photography.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).