microtubule
noun
microtubule is spelled M-I-C-R-O-T-U-B-U-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microtubule means “A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microtubule is microtubules.
How many letters and syllables are in microtubule?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-T-U-B-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 microtubule?
Microtubule appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 microtubule?
Microtubule has 4 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 microtubule
- microtubules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microtubule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate microtubule?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of microtubule: MT.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microtubule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense microscopic tube in cells:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microtubule |
| German | Mikrotubulus |
| Portuguese | microtúbulo |
| Spanish | microtúbulo |
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 microtubule come from?
From micro- + tubule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).