symbiotic
/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/adjective, noun
symbiotic is spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-T-I-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, symbiotic means “Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in symbiotic?
| Letters | 9: S-Y-M-B-I-O-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 symbiotic?
Symbiotic appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 symbiotic?
- UK /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/
- UK /ˌsɪm.biˈɒt.ɪk/
- US /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/
Symbiotic 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: En-us-symbiotic.ogg, En-au-symbiotic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with symbiotic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as symbiotic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtɪk/):
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 symbiotic
- symbiotics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does symbiotic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
A lichen is a fungus with symbiotic algae among its cells.
- 2
informalOf a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals, organisms, or groups.
noun
- 1
A symbiotic star.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Symbiotic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense biology: living together:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | symbiotique |
| German | symbiotisch |
| Portuguese | simbiótico |
| Spanish | simbiótico |
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 symbiotic come from?
From symbiosis + -tic, from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis), from σύν (sún, “with”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).