Bio
German, noun
Bio is spelled B-I-O (3 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written German, the 3,371st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bio is a German feminine noun meaning “clipping of Biologie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, Bio. is a different word: “abbreviation of Billion or Billionen”.
What does Bio mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclipping of Biologie
- 2
feminineclipping of Biografie
noun
- 1
neuterclipping of Biologie (biology as a school subject)
noun
- 1
organic products
ich esse Bio (ich esse bio)
prefix
- 1
bio- (pertaining to life)
- 2
organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendly
number
- 1
abbreviation of Billion or Billionen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. gesetzlich geschützter Begriff für Produkte aus biologischer Landwirtschaft 2. Biologie 3. Biografie
prefix: 1. Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung Leben, das auch oft auf Natur verweist 2. Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung Natur, das auch oft auf natürliche/nicht künstliche/industrielle Herkunft verweist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bio
- Bios genitive
- bio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Bio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bio in German?
Bio appears 24 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).