microcap
adjective, noun
microcap is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-A-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, microcap means “Having a very small market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microcap?
| Letters | 8: M-I-C-R-O-C-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is microcap?
Microcap appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of microcap
- micro-cap
- microcaps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USHaving a very small market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
noun
- 1
USThe stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microcap come from?
From micro- + cap (short for capitalization).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).