micrófono

[miˈkɾofono]

/[miˈkɾofono]/ noun

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The verdict

“micrófono” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,681
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositivo capaz de amplificar sonidos tenues.

Corpus desk

Index ES-microfono · micrófono · Spanish

micrófono · rank #9,681 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,681
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Moisés

Nearest frequency peer: Moisés (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “micrófono”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “micrófono” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

micrófono vs micrófonos
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for micrófono
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrófono
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈkɾofono]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,681
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “micrófono”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).micrófonocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Moisés” (#9,682), “mansión” (#9,679), “montado” (#9,683). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “micrófono” va en #9,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around micrófono (IPA [miˈkɾofono]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,681 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for micrófono, with forms such as "imcrófono", "mcirófono", and "miccrófono". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "micrófonos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is micrófono, spelled M-I-C-R-Ó-F-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositivo capaz de amplificar sonidos tenues.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier dispositivo capaz de transformar una onda sonora en una señal eléctrica para su amplificación, transmisión o grabación.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Para aumentar la intensidad de los sonidos del teléfono, que es poca, ha ideado Hughes el micrófono, que consiste en una masa de carbon de retorta ú otra sustancia que, al pasar por ella una corriente eléctrica, aumenta poderosamente la intensidad de un teléfono, con ella relacionado, por efecto de interrupciones sucesivas; á este propósito el carboncito…
  2. Y si el fonógrafo da sonidos débiles, para reforzarlos están los micrófonos, que son verdaderos microscopios del sonido, si la palabra vale.

This word in other languages

microphone(English)microphone(Français)Mikrofon(Deutsch)microfone(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imcrófono
  • mcirófono
  • miccrófono
  • micrfóono
  • micrrófono
  • micróffono
  • micrófnoo
  • micrófonno
  • micrófoon
  • micróofno
  • micórfono
  • mircófono
  • mmicrófono

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of micrófono - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imcrófono2mcirófono2miccrófono1micrfóono2micrrófono1micróffono1micrófnoo2micrófonno1
Edit distance from "micrófono"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "micrófono"?
"micrófono" is spelled M-I-C-R-Ó-F-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈkɾofono].
What does "micrófono" mean?
As a noun, "micrófono" means: Dispositivo capaz de amplificar sonidos tenues.
What words are commonly confused with "micrófono"?
"micrófono" is commonly confused with "micrófonos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "micrófono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "micrófono" is [miˈkɾofono]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "micrófono" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jubilados#9,667jerarquía#9,666inyección#9,665introduce#9,663

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prevista13 variantsglobales13 variantsgenocidio13 variantsescuadrón13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list