biota
/baɪˈəʊtə/
"biota" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“biota” is uncommon English (frequency #53,404 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,404
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The living organisms of a region.
Corpus desk
Index EN-biota · biota · English
biota · rank #53,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,404
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH bijou
Nearest frequency peer: bijou (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “biota”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Bhaskar
Bhaskar
46,599 corpus weight
- bijou
bijou
46,598 corpus weight
- biota
biota
46,597 corpus weight
- biryani
biryani
46,596 corpus weight
- boatload
boatload
46,595 corpus weight
- Bodleian
Bodleian
46,594 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “biota” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biota |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /baɪˈəʊtə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biota” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
biota is uncommon English at frequency #53,404 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /baɪˈəʊtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for biota in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos). The correct English form is biota, spelled B-I-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1The living organisms of a region.
- 2A coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).
Etymology
From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.