frater

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The verdict

“frater” is uncommon German (frequency #90,268 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,268
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bruder

Corpus desk

Index DE-frater · frater · German

frater · rank #90,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,268
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Franzens

Nearest frequency peer: Franzens (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „frater“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „frater“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frater
PropertyValue
Headwordfrater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,268
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „frater“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fraterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Franzens“ (#90,267), „Frauenstein“ (#90,269), „Frachtraum“ (#90,266). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „frater“ bei #90,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frater is uncommon German at frequency #90,268 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for frater in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is frater, spelled F-R-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bruder
  2. 2
    Geschwister
  3. 3
    Vetter, Cousin
  4. 4
    Freund
  5. 5
    ein Ehrentitel: Bundesbruder
  6. 6
    Glaubensbruder, Mitchrist
  7. 7
    Ordensbruder

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how frater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „qui autem ex eis quibus illa promissa sunt pro patria occiderunt, eorum parentibus, liberis, coniugibus, fratribus eadem tribuenda censeo.“
  2. „quid ego de me, de fratre meo loquar?“

Synonyms

amicus

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frater"?
"frater" is spelled F-R-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "frater" mean?
As a noun, "frater" means: Bruder
How do you pronounce "frater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frater" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frater" come from?
"frater" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "frater", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gauche#90,294Geibel#90,305Gepard#90,314Gundel#90,367

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list