bioremediation
"bioremediation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bioremediation” is uncommon English (frequency #84,027 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,027
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bioremediation · bioremediation · English
bioremediation · rank #84,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,027
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bioreactor
Nearest frequency peer: bioreactor (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “bioremediation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- biogenic
biogenic
15,977 corpus weight
- bionics
bionics
15,976 corpus weight
- bioreactor
bioreactor
15,975 corpus weight
- bioremediat…
bioremediation
15,974 corpus weight
- birchwood
birchwood
15,973 corpus weight
- birr
birr
15,971 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bioremediation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bioremediation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #84,027 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bioremediation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bioremediation is uncommon English at frequency #84,027 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.".
No misspelling variants are generated for bioremediation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bio- + remediation. The correct English form is bioremediation, spelled B-I-O-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bioremediation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CONCLUSION. Aspergillus sp. have tremendous potential as bioremediation tool. Different studies indicate that they possess some evolutionary mechanisms to combat toxic situation. Additionally, the existence of hypertolerant strains makes them an automatic choice in the environmental cleaning process. The broad spectrum of organic acids produced by Aspergi…
Etymology
From bio- + remediation.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).