archbishopric
/ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/
"archbishopric" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“archbishopric” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The rank or office of an archbishop.
Corpus desk
Index EN-archbishopric · archbishopric · English
archbishopric · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | archbishopric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “archbishopric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
archbishopric is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for archbishopric in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English erchebischopriche, from Old English arċebisċeoprīce, arċebisċoprīċe, equivalent to archbishop + -ric. The correct English form is archbishopric, spelled A-R-C-H-B-I-S-H-O-P-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1The rank or office of an archbishop.
- 2The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how archbishopric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: see
A bishop of Bath […] was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many.
Etymology
From Middle English erchebischopriche, from Old English arċebisċeoprīce, arċebisċoprīċe, equivalent to archbishop + -ric.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.