bioretention
noun
bioretention is spelled B-I-O-R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bioretention means “retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bioretention is bioretentions.
How many letters and syllables are in bioretention?
| Letters | 12: B-I-O-R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is bioretention?
Bioretention appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of bioretention
- bioretentions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bioretention mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bioretention come from?
From bio- + retention.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).