prebiotic
/pɹiːbaɪˈɒtɪk/adjective, noun
prebiotic is spelled P-R-E-B-I-O-T-I-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prebiotic means “Before the advent of life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prebiotic?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-B-I-O-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 prebiotic?
Prebiotic appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 prebiotic?
- UK /pɹiːbaɪˈɒtɪk/
Prebiotic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with prebiotic?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prebiotic from its last stressed vowel (/ɒtɪk/, British pronunciation):
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 prebiotic
- prebiotics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prebiotic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Before the advent of life.
- 2
Of a food, not digestible, but beneficial.
noun
- 1
A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prebiotic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense food substance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Präbiotikum |
| Portuguese | prebiótico |
| Spanish | prebiótico |
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 prebiotic come from?
From pre- + biotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).