microcontroller
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊkənˌtɹoʊlɚ/noun
microcontroller is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-R: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microcontroller means “A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microcontroller is microcontrollers.
How many letters and syllables are in microcontroller?
| Letters | 15: M-I-C-R-O-C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 microcontroller?
Microcontroller appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 microcontroller?
- UK /ˈmaɪkɹə(ʊ)kənˌtɹəʊlə/
- US /ˈmaɪkɹoʊkənˌtɹoʊlɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-microcontroller.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microcontroller
- microcontrollers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcontroller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate microcontroller?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of microcontroller: uC.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microcontroller in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense microcomputer on a single chip:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microcontrôleur |
| German | Mikrocontroller |
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 microcontroller come from?
From micro- + controller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).