# Vater vs Vati

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Vater
*noun · IPA [ˈfaːtɐ] · frequency rank #536*
männlicher Elternteil

### Vati
*noun · IPA [ˈfaːti] · frequency rank #42,900*
Koseform zu Vater

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