Erzbistums
[ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːms]
The verdict
“Erzbistums” is uncommon German (frequency #60,540 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,540
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Erzbistum
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erzbistums |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːms] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,540 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erzbistums” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Erzbistums is uncommon German at frequency #60,540 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Erzbistum".
Zero misspellings are on record for Erzbistums in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Erzbistums, spelled E-R-Z-B-I-S-T-U-M-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Erzbistum
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 “Erzbistums”
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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌbɪstuːms] (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.