micro
French, noun/mi.kʁo/
micro is spelled M-I-C-R-O (5 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written French, the 2,670th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Micro is a French masculine noun meaning “clipping of microphone (“microphone”): mic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Microphone”.
What does micro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclipping of microphone (“microphone”): mic
- 2
masculineclipping of micro-ordinateur (“microcomputer”): micro
- 3
masculineobsoleteclipping of microscope (“microscope”)
prefix
- 1
micro-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Microphone. 2. Microphone d’un journaliste qui pose des questions.
noun: 1. Micro-ordinateur.
noun: 1. Micro-informatique.
prefix: 1. Dans le Système international et d’autres systèmes métriques, multiplie une unité de mesure par 10⁻⁶. Son symbole est la lettre grecque μ. Note d’usage : Dans ce sens, le préfixe micro- se construit sans trait d’union. 2. Très petit. Note d’usage : Dans ce cas, il est commun de ne pas relier le préfixe micro- avec un trait d’union, mais ce dernier est tout de même souvent utilisé, surtout pour les composés les moins fréquents.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of micro
- micros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce micro?
- /mi.kʁo/
- \mi.kʁo\
- [mi.kʁo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to micro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is micro in French?
micro appears 30 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).