bio-
Portuguese, prefix/ˌbi.o/
bio- is spelled B-I-O (3 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,307th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bio- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “bio- (indicates life)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vida”.
What does bio- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
bio- (indicates life)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prego de pau com que se prega o fundo dos cortiços e às vezes a sua costura lateral
prefix: 1. vida
suffix: 1. vida
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce bio-?
- Brazil /ˌbi.o/
- Portugal /bjɔ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bio-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bio- in Portuguese?
bio- appears 8.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).