microfiche
/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/noun, verb
microfiche is spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-I-C-H-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microfiche means “A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microfiche is microfiches.
How many letters and syllables are in microfiche?
| Letters | 10: M-I-C-R-O-F-I-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 microfiche?
Microfiche appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 microfiche?
- UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌfiːʃ/
- US /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/
Microfiche has 3 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: En-us-microfiche.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microfiche
- microfiches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- microfiching participle, present
- microfiched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microfiche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
- 2
A device used to magnify and read these sheets.
verb
- 1
To convert (documents) to microfiche format.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microfiche in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mikrofiche , Mikrofiche-Lesegerät |
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 microfiche come from?
Borrowed from French microfiche.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).