biophilia
/ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/noun
biophilia is spelled B-I-O-P-H-I-L-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biophilia means “The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biophilia?
| Letters | 9: B-I-O-P-H-I-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 biophilia?
Biophilia appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 biophilia?
- UK /ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with biophilia?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as biophilia from its last stressed vowel (/ɪlɪə/, British pronunciation):
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).
What does biophilia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleterareHypochondria.
- 2
The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life.
- 3
The love of or empathy with nature and all living things.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biophilia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense love of nature and all living things:
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 biophilia come from?
From bio- + -philia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).