minicomputer
noun
minicomputer is spelled M-I-N-I-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minicomputer means “A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minicomputer is minicomputers.
How many letters and syllables are in minicomputer?
| Letters | 12: M-I-N-I-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is minicomputer?
Minicomputer appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 minicomputer?
- US
Minicomputer has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-minicomputer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of minicomputer
- minicomputers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minicomputer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate minicomputer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of minicomputer: mini.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).