microcapsule
noun
microcapsule is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-A-P-S-U-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microcapsule means “A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microcapsule is microcapsules.
How many letters and syllables are in microcapsule?
| Letters | 12: M-I-C-R-O-C-A-P-S-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 microcapsule?
Microcapsule appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 microcapsule
- microcapsules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcapsule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microcapsule come from?
From micro- + capsule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).