micronation
/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌneɪ.ʃən/noun
micronation is spelled M-I-C-R-O-N-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, micronation means “A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of micronation is micronations.
How many letters and syllables are in micronation?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 micronation?
Micronation appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 micronation?
- UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ.neɪ̯.ʃən/
- US /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌneɪ.ʃən/
Micronation has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-micronation.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-micronation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of micronation
- micronations plural
- micro-nation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does micronation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.
- 2
Synonym of microstate (“a country that has a very small population and land area”).
- 3
A small nation (“historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and manifested in a common culture”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate micronation?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of micronation: mnation, mrnation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Micronation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Entity that claims to be a sovereign state:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mikronation |
| Portuguese | micronação |
| Spanish | micronación |
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 micronation come from?
From micro- (“very small”) + nation (“a sovereign state; country”). Compare microcountry, mini-nation, mini-country and ministate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).