microcredit
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌkɹɛdɪt/noun
microcredit is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-R-E-D-I-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microcredit means “The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microcredit is microcredits.
How many letters and syllables are in microcredit?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-C-R-E-D-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 microcredit?
Microcredit appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 microcredit?
- /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌkɹɛdɪt/
Microcredit has 4 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).
Forms of microcredit
- microcredits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcredit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending.
- 2
A microloan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microcredit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the practice of making very small loans:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mikrokredit |
| Portuguese | microcrédito |
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 microcredit come from?
From micro- + credit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).