micro
Portuguese, noun/ˈmi.kɾu/
micro is spelled M-I-C-R-O (5 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,212th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Micro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clipping of microcomputador: micro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “computador pessoal, microcomputador”.
What does micro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclipping of microcomputador: micro
- 2
masculineclipping of microfone: mic
- 3
Portugalmasculineclipping of microondas (“microphone”): micro
- 4
masculinealternative form of mícron (“micron”)
noun
- 1
feminineclipping of microrradiografia (“microradiography”)
prefix
- 1
micro- (very small)
- 2
micro- (one millionth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. muito pequeno
noun: 1. computador pessoal, microcomputador 2. microfone 3. unidade métrica equivalente a 1/1000 de um milímetro (símbolo: µ)
prefix: 1. prefixo do sistema métrico usado para indicar a multiplicação de uma unidade por dez elevado a menos seis (milionésima parte)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of micro
- micros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce micro?
- Brazil /ˈmi.kɾu/
- Portugal /mi.kɾɔ/
- Brazil /ˌmi.kɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to micro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is micro in Portuguese?
micro appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).