microfinance
noun
microfinance is spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-I-N-A-N-C-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microfinance means “Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microfinance is microfinances.
How many letters and syllables are in microfinance?
| Letters | 12: M-I-C-R-O-F-I-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is microfinance?
Microfinance appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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).
Forms of microfinance
- microfinances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microfinance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microfinance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense finance provided to low-income people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microfinance |
| Spanish | microfinanza |
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 microfinance come from?
From micro- + finance. Coined by German sociologist and economist Hans Dieter Seibel in 1990.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).