Erzbischof
[ˈɛʁt͡sˌbɪʃɔf]
The verdict
“Erzbischof” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,554
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bischof einer Erzdiözese oder eines Erzbistums, Leiter einer kirchlichen Provinz
Corpus desk
Index DE-erzbischof · Erzbischof · German
Erzbischof · rank #8,554 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #8,554
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Ermittler
Nearest frequency peer: Ermittler (-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 „Erzbischof“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- entfernten
entfernten
91,450 corpus weight
- ergreifen
ergreifen
91,449 corpus weight
- Ermittler
Ermittler
91,448 corpus weight
- Erzbischof
Erzbischof
91,447 corpus weight
- externe
externe
91,445 corpus weight
- Fachkräfte
Fachkräfte
91,444 corpus weight
What this shows „Erzbischof“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erzbischof |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛʁt͡sˌbɪʃɔf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erzbischof“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Erzbischof (IPA [ˈɛʁt͡sˌbɪʃɔf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,554 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bischof einer Erzdiözese oder eines Erzbistums, Leiter einer kirchlichen Provinz".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erzbischof, with forms such as "erbzischof", "errzbischof", and "erzbbischof". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Erzbischofs", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Erzbischof, spelled E-R-Z-B-I-S-C-H-O-F.
Definition
- 1Bischof einer Erzdiözese oder eines Erzbistums, Leiter einer kirchlichen Provinz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erzbischof appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Erzbischöfe von Köln waren mächtige Leute, Kanzler und Kurfürsten des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation.“
„Auch Erzbischof Balduins Nachfolger unterstützten das mittlerweile sehr angesehene Kloster.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erbzischof
- errzbischof
- erzbbischof
- erzbicshof
- erzbiscchof
- erzbischfo
- erzbischhof
- erzbischoff
- erzbiscohf
- erzbishcof
- erzbisschof
- erzbsichof
- erzibschof
- erzzbischof
- ezrbischof
- rezbischof
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erzbischof - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).