microrganismo

/mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/

//mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu// noun

The verdict

“microrganismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,127 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,127
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Denominação comum a organismos microscópicos.

Corpus desk

Index PT-microrganismo · microrganismo · Portuguese

microrganismo · rank #78,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,127
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH morfológico

Nearest frequency peer: morfológico (+14 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “microrganismo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

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What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “microrganismo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microrganismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrorganismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/
Letters13
Frequency rank#78,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “microrganismo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).microrganismocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “morfológico” (#78,141), “motherfucker” (#78,142), “mambembe” (#78,107). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “microrganismo” fica em #78,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microrganismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,127 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for microrganismo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is microrganismo, spelled M-I-C-R-O-R-G-A-N-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Denominação comum a organismos microscópicos.
  2. 2
    Organismo, animal ou vegetal, de dimensões microscópicas. Emprega-se o termo para designar especificamente os germes patogênicos: protozoários, espiroquetas, micetes, bactérias, rickéttsias e vírus.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microrganismo"?
"microrganismo" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-R-G-A-N-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/.
What does "microrganismo" mean?
As a noun, "microrganismo" means: Denominação comum a organismos microscópicos.
How do you pronounce "microrganismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microrganismo" is /mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list