microchip

/mi.kɾɔ.ˈʃip/

//mi.kɾɔ.ˈʃip// noun

The verdict

“microchip” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,300 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,300
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ver microchipe

Corpus desk

Index PT-microchip · microchip · Portuguese

microchip · rank #52,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,300
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH monopolizar

Nearest frequency peer: monopolizar (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “microchip”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “microchip” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for microchip
PropertyValue
Headwordmicrochip
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mi.kɾɔ.ˈʃip/
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “microchip” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).microchipcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “monopolizar” (#52,305), “magreza” (#52,284), “neandertal” (#52,317). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “microchip” fica em #52,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

microchip is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,300 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mi.kɾɔ.ˈʃip/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ver microchipe".

microchip has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is microchip, spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    ver microchipe

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "microchip"?
"microchip" is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.kɾɔ.ˈʃip/.
What does "microchip" mean?
As a noun, "microchip" means: ver microchipe
How do you pronounce "microchip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "microchip" is /mi.kɾɔ.ˈʃip/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list