biodegradability
noun
biodegradability is spelled B-I-O-D-E-G-R-A-D-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biodegradability means “The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biodegradability is biodegradabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in biodegradability?
| Letters | 16: B-I-O-D-E-G-R-A-D-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 biodegradability?
Biodegradability appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of biodegradability
- biodegradabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biodegradability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biodegradability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capacity of a material to decompose over time:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | biodegradabilidade |
| Spanish | biodegradabilidad |
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 biodegradability come from?
From biodegradable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).