MSFT

name

"msft" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“MSFT” is uncommon English (frequency #63,094 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,094
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of Microsoft.

Corpus desk

Index EN-msft · MSFT · English

MSFT · rank #63,094 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,094
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Moy

Nearest frequency peer: Moy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “MSFT”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “MSFT” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for MSFT
PropertyValue
HeadwordMSFT
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “MSFT” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).MSFTfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Moy” (#63,093), “mth” (#63,095), “multiyear” (#63,096). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “MSFT” is #63,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MSFT is uncommon English at frequency #63,094 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of Microsoft.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for MSFT, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is MSFT, spelled M-S-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Microsoft.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how MSFT appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Amazon will ask a federal court to temporarily block Microsoft (MSFT) from working on a $10 billion cloud computing contract for the military, according to a court filing Monday.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "MSFT"?
"MSFT" is spelled M-S-F-T.
What does "MSFT" mean?
As a proper noun, "MSFT" means: Abbreviation of Microsoft.
What language does "MSFT" come from?
"MSFT" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "MSFT", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list