biota
/baɪˈoʊtə/noun
biota is spelled B-I-O-T-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biota means “Synonym of life; Biota; all living things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biota is biotas.
How many letters and syllables are in biota?
| Letters | 5: B-I-O-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is biota?
Biota appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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).
How do you pronounce biota?
- UK /baɪˈəʊtə/
- US /baɪˈoʊtə/
- US [baɪˈoʊɾə]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-biota.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with biota?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as biota from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of biota
- biotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biota mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of life; Biota; all living things.
- 2
The living organisms of a region.
- 3
A coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biota in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the living organisms of a region:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biote |
| German | Biota |
| Portuguese | biota |
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 biota come from?
From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).