bioluminescence
bi·o·lu·mi·nes·cence/ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/noun
bioluminescence is spelled B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 15 letters and 6 syllables (bi·o·lu·mi·nes·cence). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bioluminescence means “The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bioluminescence is bioluminescences.
How many letters and syllables are in bioluminescence?
| Letters | 15: B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: bi·o·lu·mi·nes·cence |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bioluminescence?
Bioluminescence appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 bioluminescence?
- US /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/
Bioluminescence has 6 syllables, split bi·o·lu·mi·nes·cence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-bioluminescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bioluminescence?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bioluminescence from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsəns/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bioluminescence
- bioluminescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bioluminescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bioluminescence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense emission of light by a living organism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bioluminescence |
| German | Biolumineszenz |
| Portuguese | bioluminescência |
| Spanish | bioluminiscencia |
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 bioluminescence come from?
From bio- + luminescence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).