microcomputer
noun
microcomputer is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microcomputer means “A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microcomputer is microcomputers.
How many letters and syllables are in microcomputer?
| Letters | 13: M-I-C-R-O-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is microcomputer?
Microcomputer appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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).
How do you pronounce microcomputer?
Microcomputer has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-microcomputer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microcomputer
- microcomputers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcomputer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
- 2
datedA microprocessor that is based on a single chip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate microcomputer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of microcomputer: micro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microcomputer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense computer designed around a microprocessor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microordinateur |
| German | Mikrorechner |
| Portuguese | microcomputador |
| Spanish | microcomputadora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does microcomputer come from?
From micro- + computer. First use appears c. 1956. See cite below.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).