bishopric
/ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/noun
bishopric is spelled B-I-S-H-O-P-R-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bishopric means “A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bishopric is bishoprics.
How many letters and syllables are in bishopric?
| Letters | 9: B-I-S-H-O-P-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bishopric?
Bishopric appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bishopric?
- US /ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bishopric.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bishopric?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bishopric from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃəpɹɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bishopric
- bishoprics plural
- bishoprick
- bishoprike
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bishopric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
- 2
The office or function of a bishop.
Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bishopric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | évêché , épiscopat |
| German | Bistum, Diözese |
| Portuguese | episcopado, bispado |
| Spanish | obispado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bishopric come from?
From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).