microfissure

\mi.kʁo.fi.syʁ\

/\mi.kʁo.fi.syʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“microfissure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toute petite fissure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-microfissure · microfissure · French

microfissure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for microfissure
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrofissure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.kʁo.fi.syʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « microfissure » en français

microfissurereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microfissure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.kʁo.fi.syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toute petite fissure.".

No misspelling variants are generated for microfissure in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is microfissure, spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-I-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute petite fissure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le renforcement est donc activé immédiatement lors de l’amorcement d’une microfissure.
  2. À chaque arrêt de tranche, on vide les circuits et on vérifie les surfaces d’échange pour prévenir les fuites radioactives primaire-secondaire — c’est le travail de Jean-Yves et de son équipe, contrôle des microfissures par gammagraphie.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microfissure"?
"microfissure" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-F-I-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.kʁo.fi.syʁ\.
What does "microfissure" mean?
As a noun, "microfissure" means: Toute petite fissure.
How do you pronounce "microfissure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microfissure" is \mi.kʁo.fi.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "microfissure" come from?
"microfissure" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list