micropuce
\mi.kʁɔ.pys\
The verdict
“micropuce” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Puce électronique contenant un code unique et servant à identifier et répertorier les animaux domestiques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-micropuce · micropuce · French
micropuce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | micropuce |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.kʁɔ.pys\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « micropuce » en français
Rare enough to double-check
micropuce is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.kʁɔ.pys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
micropuce doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is micropuce, spelled M-I-C-R-O-P-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1Puce électronique contenant un code unique et servant à identifier et répertorier les animaux domestiques.
- 2Composant électronique de petite taille reproduisant une ou plusieurs fonctions électroniques plus ou moins complexes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how micropuce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fébrile, elle se connecte grâce à la micropuce installée dans sa montre, qui émet un signal seulement avec l’autre montre identique que porte Emmanuelle, mais qui visiblement ne fonctionnait plus ces derniers temps.
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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.