bioengineering
noun
bioengineering is spelled B-I-O-E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R-I-N-G: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bioengineering means “The applications of the principles of engineering to any of the biological or medical sciences” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bioengineering?
| Letters | 14: B-I-O-E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 bioengineering?
Bioengineering appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 bioengineering?
Bioengineering has 6 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 bioengineering
- bio-engineering
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bioengineering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The applications of the principles of engineering to any of the biological or medical sciences
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bioengineering come from?
From bio- + engineering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).