symbiosis
/sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/noun
symbiosis is spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-I-S: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, symbiosis means “A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of symbiosis is symbioses.
How many letters and syllables are in symbiosis?
| Letters | 9: S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 symbiosis?
Symbiosis appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 symbiosis?
- US /sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/
- US /sɪmbiˈoʊsɪs/
Symbiosis 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-symbiosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with symbiosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as symbiosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
- neurosis
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 symbiosis
- symbioses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does symbiosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.
- 2
The close and long-term relationship or interaction between two or more different species.
- 3
The close and long-term relationship or interaction between two or more different species in which all organisms benefit; mutualism.
Bees and flowers display symbiosis. The bees get nectar and the flowers get pollinated.
- 4
The state of people of different types, races, cultures, communities, etc., living together.
- 5
The occurrence of two different or opposing things in the same time and place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Symbiosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relationship of mutual benefit:
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 symbiosis come from?
From Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis, “living together”). By surface analysis, sym- + -biosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).