Diözese

/[diøˈt͡seːzə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,392

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Diözese is aGermannoun. It means: ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines der 12 Teilgebiete des römischen Reiches Pronounced [diøˈt͡seːzə]. Often confused with Diözesen and diese.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diözese is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diøˈt͡seːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,392 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diözese, with forms such as "ddiözese", "dizöese", and "diöezse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Diözesen", "diese", 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 Diözese, spelled D-I-Ö-Z-E-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiözese,dizöese,diöezse,diözees,diözesse,diözsee,diözzese,döizese,idözese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diözese

Misspelling Variants of "Diözese"

ddiözese8dizöese7diöezse7diözees7diözesse8diözsee7diözzese8döizese7
Misspelling Variants of "Diözese"

Frequency rank: #16,392 in German

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 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.