microeconomics
/ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɛkəˈnɒnɪks/noun
microeconomics is spelled M-I-C-R-O-E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-S: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microeconomics means “The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microeconomics?
| Letters | 14: M-I-C-R-O-E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 microeconomics?
Microeconomics appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 microeconomics?
- /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɛkəˈnɒnɪks/
- /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌiːkəˈnɒnɪks/
Microeconomics has 6 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-microeconomics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does microeconomics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate microeconomics?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of microeconomics: micro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microeconomics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of small-scale economic activities:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microéconomie |
| German | Mikroökonomie |
| Portuguese | microeconomia |
| Spanish | microeconomía |
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.