Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symbiote

/ˈsɪmbaɪ̯əʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: sym-biote
IPA: /ˈsɪmbaɪ̯əʊt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of symbiont.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) English sym- English -biote English symbiote From sym- + -biote.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪmbaɪ̯əʊt/
British English: /ˈsɪmbaɪ̯əʊt/

Inflected Forms

symbiotes (plural)

Derived Forms

pathosymbiote symbiotism

Frequently Paired Words

symbiosis

Synonyms

symbiont

Questions

How do you pronounce symbiote?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪmbaɪ̯əʊt/.
What does symbiote mean?: Synonym of symbiont.
Where does symbiote come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) English sym- English -biote English symbiote From sym- + -biote.

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