microrganismo

/mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/

//mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“microrganismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,127 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,127
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Denominação comum a organismos microscópicos.

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)

Where “microrganismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). microrganismo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microrganismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,127 among 2,261 “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.
What language does "microrganismo" come from?
"microrganismo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “microrganismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-C-R-O-R-G-A-N-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mi.kɾɔɾ.ɡɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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