microplaquette

\mi.kʁo.pla.kɛt\

/\mi.kʁo.pla.kɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-microplaquette · microplaquette · French

microplaquette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 microplaquette
PropertyValue
Headwordmicroplaquette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.kʁo.pla.kɛt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « microplaquette » en français

microplaquettesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

microplaquette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.kʁo.pla.kɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Puce.".

No misspelling variants are generated for microplaquette in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is microplaquette, spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Puce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En 1958, un constructeur pouvait glisser dix composants électroniques dans une seule microplaquette de silicone.

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 "microplaquette"?
"microplaquette" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.kʁo.pla.kɛt\.
What does "microplaquette" mean?
As a noun, "microplaquette" means: Puce.
How do you pronounce "microplaquette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microplaquette" is \mi.kʁo.pla.kɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "microplaquette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list