microseconde

\mi.kʁo.sə.ɡɔ̃d\

/\mi.kʁo.sə.ɡɔ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“microseconde” 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 May 6, 2026) - Unité de mesure de temps du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻⁶ seconde, et dont le symbole est μs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-microseconde · microseconde · French

microseconde · 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 microseconde
PropertyValue
Headwordmicroseconde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.kʁo.sə.ɡɔ̃d\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “microseconde” sits in French frequency

microseconde falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

microseconde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.kʁo.sə.ɡɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de mesure de temps du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻⁶ seconde, et dont le symbole est μs.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for microseconde, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is microseconde, spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-E-C-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure de temps du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻⁶ seconde, et dont le symbole est μs.

Synonyms

sigma

This word in other languages

microsecond(English)microsegundo(Español)Mikrosekunde(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microseconde"?
"microseconde" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-E-C-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.kʁo.sə.ɡɔ̃d\.
What does "microseconde" mean?
As a noun, "microseconde" means: Unité de mesure de temps du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻⁶ seconde, et dont le symbole est μs.
How do you pronounce "microseconde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microseconde" is \mi.kʁo.sə.ɡɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "microseconde" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list