# micron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪkɹɒn/ · frequency rank #34,986

## Definitions
1. Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
2. A very tiny amount.

## Etymology
From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

## Easily confused with
- **miro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-miro)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-moron)
- **Myron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-myron)
- **mirror** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-mirror)
- **Milton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-milton)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-minion)
- **mignon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-mignon)
- **micro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micro-vs-micron)
- **macro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-micron)
- **Macon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-micron)
- **matron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-micron)
- **macron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macron-vs-micron)
- **microbe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/microbe-vs-micron)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imcron`, `mciron`, `miccron`, `micorn`, `micrno`, `micronn`, `micrron`, `mircon`, `mmicron`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/micron