microsillon

\mi.kʁo.si.jɔ̃\

/\mi.kʁo.si.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“microsillon” is uncommon French (frequency #94,026 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,026
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sillon microscopique d'un disque microsillon que parcourt la tête de lecture d'un tourne-disque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-microsillon · microsillon · French

microsillon · rank #94,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,026
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH miasmes

Nearest frequency peer: miasmes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “microsillon”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “microsillon” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microsillon
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrosillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.kʁo.si.jɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “microsillon” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.microsillonse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « miasmes » (#94,025), « modillons » (#94,028), « moissonner » (#94,029). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microsillon is uncommon French at frequency #94,026 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.kʁo.si.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for microsillon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is microsillon, spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sillon microscopique d'un disque microsillon que parcourt la tête de lecture d'un tourne-disque.
  2. 2
    Disque (support sur lequel on enregistre la voix)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les nouveaux disques «microsillon» n'exigent désormais que quelques casiers pour un même nombre d'œuvres enregistrées.
  2. À une époque où les artistes de jazz apparaissent de plus en plus souvent sur scène, il peut sembler surprenant qu'il ait fallu attendre 1956 pour voir réalisé un microsillon contenant l'enregistrement d'un récital de Garner.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microsillon"?
"microsillon" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.kʁo.si.jɔ̃\.
What does "microsillon" mean?
As a noun, "microsillon" means: Sillon microscopique d'un disque microsillon que parcourt la tête de lecture d'un tourne-disque.
How do you pronounce "microsillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microsillon" is \mi.kʁo.si.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "microsillon" come from?
"microsillon" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "microsillon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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