micro-onde
\mi.kʁo.ɔ̃d\
The verdict
“micro-onde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Onde radioélectrique dont la longueur d’onde est comprise entre 0,3 mm et 1 m environ.
Corpus desk
Index FR-micro-onde · micro-onde · French
micro-onde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | micro-onde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.kʁo.ɔ̃d\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « micro-onde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
micro-onde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.kʁo.ɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Onde radioélectrique dont la longueur d’onde est comprise entre 0,3 mm et 1 m environ.".
micro-onde has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is micro-onde, spelled M-I-C-R-O---O-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Onde radioélectrique dont la longueur d’onde est comprise entre 0,3 mm et 1 m environ.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how micro-onde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par ailleurs, les applications médicales des micro-ondes deviennent de plus en plus nombreuses. Sans entrer dans les détails, on peut en citer quelques-unes. L’hyperthermie à 2.45 GHz est pratiquée en clinique depuis les années 70.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.