biodegradable
/(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/
"biodegradable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“biodegradable” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,200
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biodegradable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #35,200 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biodegradable” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around biodegradable (IPA /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,200 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for biodegradable, with forms such as "bbiodegradable", "bidoegradable", and "bioddegradable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bio- + degradable. The correct English form is biodegradable, spelled B-I-O-D-E-G-R-A-D-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
Etymology
From bio- + degradable.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbiodegradable,bidoegradable,bioddegradable,biodegardable,biodeggradable,biodegraadble,biodegradabble,biodegradabel,biodegradablle,biodegradalbe,biodegradbale,biodegraddable,biodegradible,biodegrdaable,biodegrradable,biodergadable,biodgeradable,bioedgradable,boidegradable,ibodegradable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biodegradable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “biodegradable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-I-O-D-E-G-R-A-D-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.