Bischöfin
[ˈbɪʃøːfɪn]
The verdict
“Bischöfin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Bischof
Corpus desk
Index DE-bischofin · Bischöfin · German
Bischöfin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bischöfin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪʃøːfɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bischöfin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bischöfin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪʃøːfɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Bischof".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bischöfin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bischöfin, spelled B-I-S-C-H-Ö-F-I-N.
Definition
- 1weiblicher Bischof
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bischöfin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der evangelischen Kirche gibt es im Gegensatz zur katholischen auch Bischöfinnen.
„Die Bischöfin wollte wissen, an welchen Ausweg ihre Schwester da gedacht.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.