biofilm
\bjɔ.film\
The verdict
“biofilm” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membrane composée de micro-organismes (bactéries, champignons, algues ou protozoaires), adhérant entre eux et à une surface, et marquée par la sécrétion d’une matrice adhésive et protectrice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biofilm · biofilm · French
biofilm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biofilm |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bjɔ.film\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
biofilm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bjɔ.film\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for biofilm in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is biofilm, spelled B-I-O-F-I-L-M.
Definition
- 1Membrane composée de micro-organismes (bactéries, champignons, algues ou protozoaires), adhérant entre eux et à une surface, et marquée par la sécrétion d’une matrice adhésive et protectrice.
- 2Film biographique, biopic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biofilm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On sait aujourd’hui que ces bactéries sont organisées en biofilm.
Cependant, la croissance de L. pneumophila a été récemment décrite par nécrotrophie sur des bactéries, des amibes ou des biofilms tués par la chaleur, suggérant que L. pneumophila pourrait survivre et se répliquer extracellulairement en présence de bactéries mortes présentes par exemple au sein des biofilms ou dans les systèmes d'eau chauffée.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.