biocontrol
noun, verb
biocontrol is spelled B-I-O-C-O-N-T-R-O-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biocontrol means “The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biocontrol is biocontrols.
How many letters and syllables are in biocontrol?
| Letters | 10: B-I-O-C-O-N-T-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biocontrol?
Biocontrol appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 biocontrol?
Biocontrol has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of biocontrol
- biocontrols plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- biocontrolling participle, present
- biocontrolled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biocontrol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
verb
- 1
To exercise such control
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does biocontrol come from?
From bio- + control.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).