bio
Spanish, adjective
bio is spelled B-I-O (3 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,952nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bio is a Spanish adjective meaning “clipping of biológico (“organic (grown without agrochemicals)”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, BIO is a different word: “abbreviation of buque de investigación oceanográfica”.
What does bio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clipping of biológico (“organic (grown without agrochemicals)”)
prefix
- 1
bio-
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of buque de investigación oceanográfica
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Usado sobre todo en ciencias naturales con el significado de vida
suffix: 1. Se emplea sobre todo en ciencias naturales con el significado de "vida" o "ser vivo".
noun: 1. Biología.
adjective: 1. Biológico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bio
- B.I.O. alternative
- bíos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to bio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bio in Spanish?
bio appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).