bicultural
bi·cul·tur·al/baɪˈkəlt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/adjective, noun
bicultural is spelled B-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables (bi·cul·tur·al). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bicultural means “Adapted to two separate cultures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bicultural?
| Letters | 10: B-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: bi·cul·tur·al |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bicultural?
Bicultural appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bicultural?
- UK /baɪˈkʌlt͡ʃ(ʊ)əɹəl/
- UK /baɪˈkʌlt͡ʃɹ(ə)l/
- US /baɪˈkəlt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/
Bicultural has 4 syllables, split bi·cul·tur·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bicultural.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bicultural
- more bicultural comparative
- most bicultural superlative
- biculturals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bicultural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Adapted to two separate cultures.
noun
- 1
A person belonging to two cultures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bicultural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biculturel , biculturelle |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bicultural come from?
The adjective is derived from bi- (prefix meaning ‘two’) + culture + -al. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).