micropayment
noun
micropayment is spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-A-Y-M-E-N-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, micropayment means “A financial transaction for a very small amount of money” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of micropayment is micropayments.
How many letters and syllables are in micropayment?
| Letters | 12: M-I-C-R-O-P-A-Y-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 micropayment?
Micropayment appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
Forms of micropayment
- micropayments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does micropayment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A financial transaction for a very small amount of money
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Micropayment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense financial transaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micropaiement, microtransaction |
| German | Kleinbetragzahlung, Mikrozahlung |
| Portuguese | micropagamento |
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 micropayment come from?
From micro- + payment, attributed to American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).