Fürstbischof

[ˌfʏʁstˈbɪʃɔf]

/[ˌfʏʁstˈbɪʃɔf]/ noun

The verdict

“Fürstbischof” is uncommon German (frequency #62,426 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,426
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bischof, der zugleich Fürst (Landesherr) war

Corpus desk

Index DE-furstbischof · Fürstbischof · German

Fürstbischof · rank #62,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,426
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fühlbar

Nearest frequency peer: fühlbar (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fürstbischof“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fürstbischof“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fürstbischof
PropertyValue
HeadwordFürstbischof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfʏʁstˈbɪʃɔf]
Letters12
Frequency rank#62,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fürstbischof“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fürstbischoffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fühlbar“ (#62,425), „gallerie“ (#62,427), „Furtwangen“ (#62,424). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fürstbischof“ bei #62,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fürstbischof is uncommon German at frequency #62,426 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfʏʁstˈbɪʃɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bischof, der zugleich Fürst (Landesherr) war".

Zero misspellings are on record for Fürstbischof in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fürstbischof, spelled F-Ü-R-S-T-B-I-S-C-H-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bischof, der zugleich Fürst (Landesherr) war

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fürstbischof appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Mit unerhörtem Freimut redet hier ein einfacher Ordensgeistlicher den Kurfürsten, Fürstbischöfen und ihren Beichtvätern ins Gewissen.“
  2. „Vielleicht ist dieser Lampe nicht nur ein Mitarbeiter Kants, argwöhnt er, sondern auch beauftragt vom hiesigen Fürstbischof zu überprüfen, ob er, Papin, mit den Geldern auch angemessen umgehe.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fürstbischof"?
"Fürstbischof" is spelled F-Ü-R-S-T-B-I-S-C-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfʏʁstˈbɪʃɔf].
What does "Fürstbischof" mean?
As a noun, "Fürstbischof" means: Bischof, der zugleich Fürst (Landesherr) war
How do you pronounce "Fürstbischof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fürstbischof" is [ˌfʏʁstˈbɪʃɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fürstbischof" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fürstbischof", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list