biosphère

\bjɔ.sfɛʁ\

/\bjɔ.sfɛʁ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“biosphère” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,829
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atome globuleux que l’on supposait être la base de tous les corps vivants.

Corpus desk

Index FR-biosphere · biosphère · French

biosphère · rank #35,829 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,829
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH biopsie

Nearest frequency peer: biopsie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « biosphère »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « biosphère » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

biosphère vs Bosphore
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for biosphère
PropertyValue
Headwordbiosphère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bjɔ.sfɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,829
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « biosphère »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).biosphèrese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « biopsie » (#35,828), « boivin » (#35,830), « bette » (#35,827). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « biosphère » est au #35,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around biosphère (IPA \bjɔ.sfɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,829 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for biosphère, with forms such as "bbiosphère", "biopshère", and "bioshpère". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bosphore", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is biosphère, spelled B-I-O-S-P-H-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atome globuleux que l’on supposait être la base de tous les corps vivants.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des êtres vivants (organismes, populations, communautés) qui habitent la surface de la Terre et les milieux où ils vivent, ainsi que les interactions entre ces êtres vivants et leur environnement.
  3. 3
    Couche de la Terre où la vie est possible, comprenant l’ensemble des milieux terrestres, aquatiques et atmosphériques peu profonds où les organismes vivants peuvent exister et interagir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how biosphère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. biosphere, s. f. , biosphœra ; Biosphäre, Lebenskugelchen (all.). Nom donné par Mayer aux atomes élémentaires, de forme globuleuse, qu'il suppose être la base de tous les corps vivans, et produire par leur réunion tous les êtres organisés.
  2. biosphere. s. f. (de βίος, vie, et sphère) (J.-H. Mayer). Les granules dits moléculaires doués du mouvement brownien, inexactement pris pour signe d'animalité.

Antonyms

thanatosphère

This word in other languages

biosphere(English)biosfera(Español)Biosphäre(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbiosphère
  • biopshère
  • bioshpère
  • biosphere
  • biosphhère
  • biosphrèe
  • biosphèer
  • biosphèrre
  • biospphère
  • biospèhre
  • biossphère
  • bisophère
  • boisphère
  • ibosphère

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biosphère - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbiosphère1biopshère2bioshpère2biosphere1biosphhère1biosphrèe2biosphèer2biosphèrre1
Edit distance from "biosphère"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "biosphère"?
"biosphère" is spelled B-I-O-S-P-H-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bjɔ.sfɛʁ\.
What does "biosphère" mean?
As a noun, "biosphère" means: Atome globuleux que l’on supposait être la base de tous les corps vivants.
What words are commonly confused with "biosphère"?
"biosphère" is commonly confused with "Bosphore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "biosphère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biosphère" is \bjɔ.sfɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biosphère" come from?
"biosphère" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "biosphère", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

augmentez#35,818assouplir#35,813assorties#35,812captivant#35,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

brochettes14 variantsambulants14 variantsadhésions14 variantsaccrochées14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list