microliter
noun
microliter is spelled M-I-C-R-O-L-I-T-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microliter means “Alternative spelling of microlitre One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a liter. Symbol µl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microliter is microliters.
How many letters and syllables are in microliter?
| Letters | 10: M-I-C-R-O-L-I-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 microliter?
Microliter appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 microliter?
Microliter has 4 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).
Forms of microliter
- microliters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microliter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of microlitre One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a liter. Symbol µl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microliter come from?
From micro- + liter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).