Papa
German, noun/ˈpapa/
Papa is spelled P-A-P-A (4 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written German, the 2,820th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papa is a German masculine noun meaning “dad, daddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kosewort zu Vater (als Anrede nur für den eigenen Vater)”.
What does Papa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedad, daddy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kosewort zu Vater (als Anrede nur für den eigenen Vater)
noun: 1. der Papst 2. höherer Geistlicher
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Papa
- Papas genitive
- Pappa alternative
- Papi diminutive
- Paps diminutive
- P. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Papa?
- /ˈpapa/
- /paˈpaː/
- [ˈpapa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Papa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Papa in German?
Papa appears 29 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).