microscope
mi·cro·scope/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/noun, verb
microscope is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-C-O-P-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (mi·cro·scope). It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microscope means “An optical instrument used for observing small objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microscope is microscopes.
How many letters and syllables are in microscope?
| Letters | 10: M-I-C-R-O-S-C-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mi·cro·scope |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th 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 microscope?
Microscope appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 microscope?
- UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/
- US /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/
Microscope has 3 syllables, split mi·cro·scope in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-microscope.wav, En-us-microscope.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microscope
- microscopes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- microscoping participle, present
- microscoped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microscope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
- 2
Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).
verb
- 1
To examine with a microscope, to put under a microscope (literally or figuratively).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microscope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microscope |
| German | Mikroskop , mikroskopieren |
| Portuguese | microscópio |
| Spanish | microscopio |
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.