microswitch
noun
microswitch is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-W-I-T-C-H: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microswitch means “An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microswitch is microswitches.
How many letters and syllables are in microswitch?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-S-W-I-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 microswitch?
Microswitch appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 microswitch
- microswitches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microswitch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
The left microswitch in my mouse has failed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microswitch come from?
From micro- + switch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).