# pater vs Patzer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pater
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #8,439*
der Vater

### Patzer
*noun · IPA [ˈpat͡sɐ] · frequency rank #37,126*
nicht schwerwiegender Fehler

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pater-vs-patzer