# microbes vs micros

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### microbes
*noun · IPA \mi.kʁɔb\ · frequency rank #20,501*
Pluriel de microbe.

### micros
*noun · IPA \mi.kʁo\ · frequency rank #17,766*
Pluriel de micro.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/microbes-vs-micros