microelectronic

adj

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"microelectronic" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“microelectronic” is uncommon English (frequency #92,872 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,872
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to microelectronics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-microelectronic · microelectronic · English

microelectronic · rank #92,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,872
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH microcredit

Nearest frequency peer: microcredit (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “microelectronic”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “microelectronic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microelectronic
PropertyValue
Headwordmicroelectronic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Frequency rank#92,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “microelectronic” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).microelectroniclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “microcredit” (#92,871), “Micronesian” (#92,873), “mery” (#92,868). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microelectronic is uncommon English at frequency #92,872 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to microelectronics.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for microelectronic, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + electronic. The correct English form is microelectronic, spelled M-I-C-R-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to microelectronics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how microelectronic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A microelectronic circuit makes the pulse and measures the vibration rate.

Etymology

From micro- + electronic.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microelectronic"?
"microelectronic" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C.
What does "microelectronic" mean?
As an adjective, "microelectronic" means: Relating to microelectronics.
What is the origin of the word "microelectronic"?
From micro- + electronic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "microelectronic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list