Mikrochip

[ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp]

/[ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mikrochip” is uncommon German (frequency #95,964 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,964
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine besonders kleine Die, ein Halbleiterplättchen mit Schaltkreis

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikrochip · Mikrochip · German

Mikrochip · rank #95,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,964
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mietverträgen

Nearest frequency peer: Mietverträgen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mikrochip“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mikrochip“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mikrochip
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikrochip
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mikrochip“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mikrochipfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mietverträgen“ (#95,963), „Militärpräsenz“ (#95,965), „Mietshäuser“ (#95,962). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikrochip“ bei #95,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mikrochip is uncommon German at frequency #95,964 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine besonders kleine Die, ein Halbleiterplättchen mit Schaltkreis".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mikrochip, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mikrochip, spelled M-I-K-R-O-C-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine besonders kleine Die, ein Halbleiterplättchen mit Schaltkreis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In meinem Computer ist ein hochwertiger Mikrochip verbaut.
  2. „Um ein konkretes Anwendungsbeispiel für den Mikrochip vorlegen zu können, machte sich Kilby 1966 mit seinen Kollegen Jerry Merryman und James Van Tessel daran, den ersten Taschenrechner der Welt zu konstruieren.“

This word in other languages

microchip(English)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mikrochip"?
"Mikrochip" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-C-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp].
What does "Mikrochip" mean?
As a noun, "Mikrochip" means: eine besonders kleine Die, ein Halbleiterplättchen mit Schaltkreis
How do you pronounce "Mikrochip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikrochip" is [ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mikrochip" come from?
"Mikrochip" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mettwurst#95,960mitgehört#95,969mitmachst#95,970Meinhardt#95,956

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list