# ecosystem

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · frequency rank #9,885

## Definitions
1. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
2. The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
3. A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.

## Etymology
From eco- + system. Coined by English botanist Arthur Tansley in 1935 in a paper titled The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts in the journal Ecology.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ceosystem`, `eccosystem`, `ecossystem`, `ecossytem`, `ecosysetm`, `ecosysstem`, `ecosystemm`, `ecosystme`, `ecosysttem`, `ecosytsem`, `ecosyystem`, `ecoysstem`, `ecsoystem`, `eocsystem`

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