microgroove
noun
microgroove is spelled M-I-C-R-O-G-R-O-O-V-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microgroove means “The long, spiral groove of a vinyl LP record” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microgroove is microgrooves.
How many letters and syllables are in microgroove?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-G-R-O-O-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 microgroove?
Microgroove appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 microgroove
- microgrooves plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microgroove mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The long, spiral groove of a vinyl LP record
- 2
Any microscopic groove
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microgroove in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense groove of a vinyl LP record:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microsillon |
| Portuguese | microssulco |
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 microgroove come from?
From micro- + groove.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).