biosphere
/ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/
"biosphere" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“biosphere” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,148
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biosphere |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #33,148 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biosphere” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around biosphere (IPA /ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,148 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for biosphere, with forms such as "bbiosphere", "biopshere", and "bioshpere". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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: Borrowed from German Biosphäre, coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1875. By surface analysis, bio- + -sphere. The correct English form is biosphere, spelled B-I-O-S-P-H-E-R-E.
Definition
- 1The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
- 2The totality of living organisms and their environment.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Biosphäre, coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1875. By surface analysis, bio- + -sphere.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbiosphere
- biopshere
- bioshpere
- biospehre
- biospheer
- biospherre
- biosphhere
- biosphree
- biospphere
- biossphere
- bisophere
- boisphere
- ibosphere
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biosphere - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “biosphere”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-I-O-S-P-H-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.