microstructure
"microstructure" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“microstructure” is uncommon English (frequency #53,700 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,700
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fine-scale structure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-microstructure · microstructure · English
microstructure · rank #53,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,700
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mhm
Nearest frequency peer: mhm (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “microstructure”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Mesopotamian
Mesopotamian
46,304 corpus weight
- metatarsal
metatarsal
46,303 corpus weight
- mhm
mhm
46,302 corpus weight
- microstruct…
microstructure
46,301 corpus weight
- mikado
mikado
46,300 corpus weight
- mindlessly
mindlessly
46,298 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “microstructure” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | microstructure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #53,700 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “microstructure” in English
Rare enough to double-check
microstructure is uncommon English at frequency #53,700 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for microstructure, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + structure. The correct English form is microstructure, spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Fine-scale structure.
- 2Fine-scale structure.
- 3Fine-scale structure.
Etymology
From micro- + structure.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).