biosimilar
noun
biosimilar is spelled B-I-O-S-I-M-I-L-A-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biosimilar means “A variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biosimilar is biosimilars.
How many letters and syllables are in biosimilar?
| Letters | 10: B-I-O-S-I-M-I-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 biosimilar?
Biosimilar appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 biosimilar
- biosimilars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biosimilar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biosimilar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variant of a biopharmaceutical:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | biosimilar |
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 biosimilar come from?
From bio- + similar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).