Gevatter
[ɡəˈfatɐ]
The verdict
“Gevatter” is an uncommon German word, ranked #82,821 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #82,821
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geistiger Mitvater, Mitvater in geistlicher Verantwortung (Lehnübersetzung des lateinischen compater)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gevatter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfatɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gevatter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gevatter is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈfatɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,821 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Gevatter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gevatter, spelled G-E-V-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1geistiger Mitvater, Mitvater in geistlicher Verantwortung (Lehnübersetzung des lateinischen compater)
- 2vertrauliche Anrede für einen Gleichgesinnten
- 3Taufpate
- 4Verwandter, Freund, Bekannter, Nachbar
- 5diverse übertragene Bedeutungen wie „Gevatter Tod“
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Gevatter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-V-A-T-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈfatɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.