# mic vs micro

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mic
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #9,498*
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).

### micro
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #6,268*
Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.

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