Bistum
German, noun/ˈbɪstuːm/
Bistum is spelled B-I-S-T-U-M (6 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bistum is a German neuter noun meaning “bishopric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Amtsbezirk eines Bischofs”.
What does Bistum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbishopric
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amtsbezirk eines Bischofs
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bistum
- Bistums genitive
- Bistümer plural
- Bistümern dative definite plural
- Bisthum alternative obsolete
- Bißthum alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bistum?
- /ˈbɪstuːm/
- [ˈbɪstuːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bistum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bistum in German?
Bistum appears 4.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).