# microphone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ · frequency rank #10,887

## Definitions
1. A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

## Etymology
From micro- + -phone.

## Common misspellings (15)
`imcrophone`, `mcirophone`, `miccrophone`, `micorphone`, `microhpone`, `microphhone`, `microphnoe`, `microphoen`, `microphonne`, `micropohne`, `micropphone`, `micrpohone`, `micrrophone`, `mircophone`, `mmicrophone`

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