Episkop
[epiˈskoːp]
The verdict
“Episkop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optisches Gerät zur Projektion nicht durchsichtiger Vorlagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-episkop · Episkop · German
Episkop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Episkop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [epiˈskoːp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Episkop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Episkop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [epiˈskoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optisches Gerät zur Projektion nicht durchsichtiger Vorlagen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Episkop, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Episkop, spelled E-P-I-S-K-O-P.
Definition
- 1optisches Gerät zur Projektion nicht durchsichtiger Vorlagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Episkop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unser Lehrer projizierte die Buchseite mit dem Episkop an die Tafel.
„Wenn die Entwicklung nachgezeichnet wird, die von der Schiefertafel über das Episkop und den Overhead-Projektor bis zu "Powerpoint" führt, dann versteht man zwar, wie die alten Apparate in der jüngeren Technik in der Fixierung auf die "Folie" weiterleben - und auch, dass "Powerpoint" insofern einen Gewinn darstellt, als der Vortragende seinem Publikum in…
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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.