microsecond
noun
microsecond is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-E-C-O-N-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microsecond means “An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁶ seconds. Symbol: μs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microsecond is microseconds.
How many letters and syllables are in microsecond?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-S-E-C-O-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 microsecond?
Microsecond appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 microsecond?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-microsecond.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-microsecond.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of microsecond
- microseconds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microsecond mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁶ seconds. Symbol: μs
Holonyms: millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < m
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate microsecond?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of microsecond: microsec.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microsecond in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microseconde |
| Portuguese | microssegundo |
| Spanish | microsegundo |
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 microsecond come from?
From micro- + second.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).