# diocesan

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dʌɪˈɒsɪsən/ · frequency rank #33,203

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a diocese.

## Etymology
From Middle French diocesain.

## Easily confused with
- **diocese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diocesan-vs-diocese)
- **dioceses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diocesan-vs-dioceses)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddiocesan`, `dicoesan`, `dioccesan`, `dioceasn`, `diocesann`, `diocesna`, `diocessan`, `diocsean`, `dioecsan`, `doicesan`, `idocesan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diocesan