microwear
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌwɛɹ/noun
microwear is spelled M-I-C-R-O-W-E-A-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microwear means “Microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microwear?
| Letters | 9: M-I-C-R-O-W-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 microwear?
Microwear appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 microwear?
- US /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌwɛɹ/
- UK /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌwɛə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microwear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microwear come from?
From micro- + wear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).