microprocessor
"microprocessor" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“microprocessor” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,081. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,081
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | microprocessor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #32,081 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “microprocessor” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around microprocessor, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,081 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for microprocessor, with forms such as "imcroprocessor", "mciroprocessor", and "miccroprocessor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + processor. The correct English form is microprocessor, spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R.
Definition
- 1The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
Etymology
From micro- + processor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- imcroprocessor
- mciroprocessor
- miccroprocessor
- micorprocessor
- microporcessor
- micropprocessor
- microprcoessor
- microproccessor
- microprocesor
- microprocesosr
- microprocessorr
- microprocessro
- microprocsesor
- microproecssor
- microprrocessor
- microrpocessor
- micrporocessor
- micrroprocessor
- mircoprocessor
- mmicroprocessor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of microprocessor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “microprocessor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-C-R-O-P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.