# pater vs slater

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### slater
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #45,586*
Kellerassel (besonders in Neuseeland und Australien)

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