Bischof

/[ˈbɪʃɔf]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,567

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Bischof is aGermannoun. It means: kirchlicher Würdenträger in einigen Konfessionen, der meist die geistliche und administrative Leitung eines bestimmten Gebietes hat (seines Bistums) Pronounced [ˈbɪʃɔf]. It ranks #3,567 in German word frequency. Often confused with bishop and Bischöfe.

Key facts for Bischof
PropertyValue
HeadwordBischof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɪʃɔf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,567
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bischof in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bischof is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɪʃɔf]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,567 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kirchlicher Würdenträger in einigen Konfessionen, der meist die geistliche und administrative Leitung eines bestimmten Gebietes hat (seines Bistums)".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bischof, with forms such as "bbischof", "bicshof", and "biscchof". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "bishop", "Bischöfe", "Bischofs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bischof, spelled B-I-S-C-H-O-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kirchlicher Würdenträger in einigen Konfessionen, der meist die geistliche und administrative Leitung eines bestimmten Gebietes hat (seines Bistums)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbischof,bicshof,biscchof,bischfo,bischhof,bischoff,biscohf,bishcof,bisschof,bsichof,ibschof

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bischof

Misspelling Variants of "Bischof"

bbischof8bicshof7biscchof8bischfo7bischhof8bischoff8biscohf7bishcof7
Misspelling Variants of "Bischof"

Frequency rank: #3,567 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bischof"?
"Bischof" is spelled B-I-S-C-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪʃɔf].
What does "Bischof" mean?
As a noun, "Bischof" means: kirchlicher Würdenträger in einigen Konfessionen, der meist die geistliche und administrative Leitung eines bestimmten Gebietes hat (seines Bistums)
What words are commonly confused with "Bischof"?
"Bischof" is commonly confused with "bishop", "Bischöfe", "Bischofs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bischof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bischof" is [ˈbɪʃɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bischof" come from?
"Bischof" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.