Which to use
“Vater” and “Vaters” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #536
- “Vater” frequency rank
- #2,562
- “Vaters” frequency rank
- 3098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vater | Vaters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Elternteil | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Vater |
Where the eye mixes Vater and Vaters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vater vs Vaters
A purely visual mix-up. Vater ([ˈfaːtɐ]) and Vaters ([ˈfaːtɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Vater” sits inside “Vaters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vater is recorded at frequency rank #536, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːtɐ]. Vaters is at rank #2,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːtɐs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3098, this pair ranks #2,000,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vater vs Vaters
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "Vater": -. Private to "Vaters": s.
"Vater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Vaters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vater" for "Vaters" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Vater" vs "Vaters" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Vater" and "Vaters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vaters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vater" and "Vaters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vater vs Viper". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #2,000,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.