microbio

[miˈkɾoβ̞jo]

/[miˈkɾoβ̞jo]/ noun

The verdict

“microbio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,228 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,228
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre genérico de cualquier organismo unicelular solo visible al microscopio, en especial los patógenos, como los virus, bacterias, hongos unicelulares.

Corpus desk

Index ES-microbio · microbio · Spanish

microbio · rank #71,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,228
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH microclima

Nearest frequency peer: microclima (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “microbio”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “microbio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microbio
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrobio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈkɾoβ̞jo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “microbio” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).microbiocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “microclima” (#71,229), “mess” (#71,226), “mesoamericano” (#71,225). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “microbio” va en #71,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microbio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,228 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [miˈkɾoβ̞jo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

microbio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is microbio, spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre genérico de cualquier organismo unicelular solo visible al microscopio, en especial los patógenos, como los virus, bacterias, hongos unicelulares.
  2. 2
    Algo que es muy pequeño.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microbio"?
"microbio" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈkɾoβ̞jo].
What does "microbio" mean?
As a noun, "microbio" means: Nombre genérico de cualquier organismo unicelular solo visible al microscopio, en especial los patógenos, como los virus, bacterias, hongos unicelulares.
How do you pronounce "microbio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microbio" is [miˈkɾoβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "microbio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list