micron
/ˈmaɪkɹɒn/noun
micron is spelled M-I-C-R-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, micron means “Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of micron is microns.
How many letters and syllables are in micron?
| Letters | 6: M-I-C-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 micron?
Micron appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 micron?
- /ˈmaɪkɹɒn/
Micron has 2 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)-Flame,_not_lame-micron.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of micron
- microns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does micron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
- 2
A very tiny amount.
- 3
Synonym of breve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Micron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense micrometer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micron |
| German | Mikron |
| Portuguese | mícron, micro, micrômetro, micrómetro |
| Spanish | micrón |
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 micron come from?
From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).