# Micronesia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/ · frequency rank #46,621

## Definitions
1. A continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of around 2,000 small islands.
2. The Federated States of Micronesia (a country consisting of about 700 islands in the Micronesia region).

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia.

## Common misspellings (14)
`imcronesia`, `mcironesia`, `miccronesia`, `micornesia`, `micrnoesia`, `microensia`, `microneisa`, `micronesai`, `micronessia`, `micronnesia`, `micronseia`, `micrronesia`, `mirconesia`, `mmicronesia`

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