microvascular

adj

"microvascular" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“microvascular” is uncommon English (frequency #79,756 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,756
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels

Corpus desk

Index EN-microvascular · microvascular · English

microvascular · rank #79,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,756
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH midbrain

Nearest frequency peer: midbrain (+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 “microvascular”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “microvascular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microvascular
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrovascular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “microvascular” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).microvascularfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “midbrain” (#79,757), “meself” (#79,754), “mercantilism” (#79,753). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “microvascular” is #79,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microvascular is uncommon English at frequency #79,756 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels".

No generated misspelling entries exist for microvascular in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + vascular. The correct English form is microvascular, spelled M-I-C-R-O-V-A-S-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “Instead of the capsules, it’s this microvascular network that circulates and delivers the healing agent,” Dr. Sottos said.

Etymology

From micro- + vascular.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microvascular"?
"microvascular" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-V-A-S-C-U-L-A-R.
What does "microvascular" mean?
As an adjective, "microvascular" means: Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels
What is the origin of the word "microvascular"?
From micro- + vascular. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "microvascular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list