Diözese

[diøˈt͡seːzə]

/[diøˈt͡seːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Diözese” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,392
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines der 12 Teilgebiete des römischen Reiches

Corpus desk

Index DE-diozese · Diözese · German

Diözese · rank #16,392 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,392
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diskret

Nearest frequency peer: diskret (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Diözese“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Diözese“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Diözese vs Diözesen
88% similar
Diözese vs diese
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Diözese
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiözese
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diøˈt͡seːzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,392
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Diözese“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Diözeseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „diskret“ (#16,391), „Edelstahl“ (#16,393), „Discounter“ (#16,390). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Diözese“ bei #16,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Diözese (IPA [diøˈt͡seːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,392 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Diözese, with forms such as "ddiözese", "dizöese", and "diöezse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Diözesen", "diese", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Diözese, spelled D-I-Ö-Z-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines der 12 Teilgebiete des römischen Reiches
  2. 2
    Amtsgebiet eines Bischofs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Diözese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Leiter der Diözesen (und Provinzen) war der Vikar (vicarius).
  2. In der katholischen Kirche besitzt der Bischof einer Diözese volle Jurisdiktion.

Synonyms

Bistum

This word in other languages

diocese(English)diócesis(Español)diocèse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiözese
  • dizöese
  • diöezse
  • diözees
  • diözesse
  • diözsee
  • diözzese
  • döizese
  • idözese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Diözese - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddiözese1dizöese2diöezse2diözees2diözesse1diözsee2diözzese1döizese2
Edit distance from "Diözese"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diözese"?
"Diözese" is spelled D-I-Ö-Z-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diøˈt͡seːzə].
What does "Diözese" mean?
As a noun, "Diözese" means: ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines der 12 Teilgebiete des römischen Reiches
What words are commonly confused with "Diözese"?
"Diözese" is commonly confused with "Diözesen", "diese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diözese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diözese" is [diøˈt͡seːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diözese" come from?
"Diözese" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Diözese", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diskret#16,391Elefant#16,399Bettler#16,374Belgrad#16,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Freuden9 variantsHummels9 variantsIsabelle9 variantsLenker9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list