microfilm
noun, verb
microfilm is spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-I-L-M: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microfilm means “A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microfilm is microfilms.
How many letters and syllables are in microfilm?
| Letters | 9: M-I-C-R-O-F-I-L-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 microfilm?
Microfilm appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 microfilm?
Microfilm 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-microfilm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microfilm
- microfilms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- microfilming participle, present
- microfilmed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microfilm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.
verb
- 1
To reproduce (documents) on such film.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microfilm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mikrofilm , auf Mikrofilm sichern, auf Mikrofilm speichern |
| Spanish | microfilm , microfilmar |
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 microfilm come from?
From micro- + film.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).