Diözese
German, noun/ˌdiːøˈt͡seːzə/
Diözese is spelled D-I-Ö-Z-E-S-E (7 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diözese is a German feminine noun meaning “diocese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines…”.
What does Diözese mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediocese
- 2
femininediocese (Roman administrative division)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines der 12 Teilgebiete des römischen Reiches 2. Amtsgebiet 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 Diözese
- Diözesen plural
- Diozöse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Diözese?
- standard /ˌdiːøˈt͡seːzə/
- /ˌdiːoˈt͡seːzə/
- /ˌdiːoˈt͡søːzə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Diözese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Diözese in German?
Diözese appears 3.4 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).