symbiose
French, noun/sɛ̃.bjoz/
symbiose is spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-E (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Symbiose is a French feminine noun meaning “symbiosis (relationship of mutual benefit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Association obligatoire de deux ou de plusieurs organismes différents, les symbiotes, avec bénéfice…”.
What does symbiose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesymbiosis (relationship of mutual benefit)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Association obligatoire de deux ou de plusieurs organismes différents, les symbiotes, avec bénéfice réciproque et qui leur permet de vivre. 2. Relation étroite et harmonieuse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of symbiose
- symbioses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce symbiose?
- /sɛ̃.bjoz/
- \sɛ̃.bjɔz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to symbiose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is symbiose in French?
symbiose appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).