# micro

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #6,268

## Definitions
1. Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”), or shortened form for modern words formed from its derivative micro-.

## Easily confused with
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mir)
- **milo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-milo)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mira)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-moro)
- **mire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mire)
- **MIRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-miri)
- **miro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-miro)
- **mino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mino)
- **Miho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-miho)
- **Munro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-munro)
- **mitra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mitra)
- **mitre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mitre)
- **mucho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mucho)
- **mirror** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-mirror)
- **micron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-micron)
- **microbe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-microbe)
- **mic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mic-vs-micro)
- **mice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mice-vs-micro)
- **mick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mick-vs-micro)
- **mica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mica-vs-micro)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imcro`, `mciro`, `miccro`, `micor`, `micrro`, `mirco`, `mmicro`

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