biochemically

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"biochemically" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“biochemically” is uncommon English (frequency #97,853 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,853
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - With reference to biochemistry.

Key facts for biochemically
PropertyValue
Headwordbiochemically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#97,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “biochemically” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). biochemically lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

biochemically is uncommon English at frequency #97,853 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "With reference to biochemistry.".

biochemically has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From biochemical + -ly. The correct English form is biochemically, spelled B-I-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    With reference to biochemistry.

Etymology

From biochemical + -ly.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "biochemically"?
"biochemically" is spelled B-I-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "biochemically" mean?
As an adverb, "biochemically" means: With reference to biochemistry.
What is the origin of the word "biochemically"?
From biochemical + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “biochemically”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-I-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list