# biosphere

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,148

## Definitions
1. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
2. The 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.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbiosphere`, `biopshere`, `bioshpere`, `biospehre`, `biospheer`, `biospherre`, `biosphhere`, `biosphree`, `biospphere`, `biossphere`, `bisophere`, `boisphere`, `ibosphere`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/biosphere