biostratigraphy
noun
biostratigraphy is spelled B-I-O-S-T-R-A-T-I-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biostratigraphy means “The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biostratigraphy?
| Letters | 15: B-I-O-S-T-R-A-T-I-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 biostratigraphy?
Biostratigraphy appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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).
What does biostratigraphy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biostratigraphy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | bioestratigrafía |
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 biostratigraphy come from?
From bio- + stratigraphy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).