bioacoustics
noun
bioacoustics is spelled B-I-O-A-C-O-U-S-T-I-C-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bioacoustics means “A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bioacoustics?
| Letters | 12: B-I-O-A-C-O-U-S-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 bioacoustics?
Bioacoustics appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
What does bioacoustics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bioacoustics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | bioacústica |
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 bioacoustics come from?
From bio- + acoustics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).