microbien

\mi.kʁɔ.bjɛ̃\

/\mi.kʁɔ.bjɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“microbien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a rapport aux microbes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-microbien · microbien · French

microbien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for microbien
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrobien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mi.kʁɔ.bjɛ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “microbien” se place dans la fréquence du français

microbiensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microbien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mi.kʁɔ.bjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a rapport aux microbes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for microbien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is microbien, spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a rapport aux microbes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les composés chimiques ci-dessus indiqués sont des microbicides de degré variable: il n'y a dès lors rien d'étonnant à leur voir suspendre ou arrêter définitivement le processus germinatif, suivant leur degré de nocuité sur la vie microbienne.
  2. La région du Sahel est soumise à de très fortes variations de pluviométrie, surtout lors du passage de la saison sèche à la saison humide. Ces variations modifient directement l’humidité des sols et par conséquent l’activité microbienne responsable des émissions de composés azotés [notamment d’oxyde d’azote (NO), de protoxyde d’azote (N₂O) et d’ammoniaque…

This word in other languages

microbial(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microbien"?
"microbien" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-B-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.kʁɔ.bjɛ̃\.
What does "microbien" mean?
As an adjective, "microbien" means: Qui a rapport aux microbes.
How do you pronounce "microbien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microbien" is \mi.kʁɔ.bjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "microbien" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list