Erzbistum
[ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːm]
The verdict
“Erzbistum” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,533
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kirchlicher Verwaltungsbezirk eines Erzbischofs; Sitz/Diözese des Vorstehers einer Kirchenprovinz
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erzbistum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erzbistum” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Erzbistum (IPA [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,533 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kirchlicher Verwaltungsbezirk eines Erzbischofs; Sitz/Diözese des Vorstehers einer Kirchenprovinz".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erzbistum, with forms such as "erbzistum", "errzbistum", and "erzbbistum". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erzbistum, spelled E-R-Z-B-I-S-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1kirchlicher Verwaltungsbezirk eines Erzbischofs; Sitz/Diözese des Vorstehers einer Kirchenprovinz
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erbzistum
- errzbistum
- erzbbistum
- erzbisstum
- erzbistmu
- erzbisttum
- erzbistumm
- erzbisutm
- erzbitsum
- erzbsitum
- erzibstum
- erzzbistum
- ezrbistum
- rezbistum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erzbistum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Erzbistum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-Z-B-I-S-T-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.