Patentante
German, noun/ˈpaːtn̩ˌtantə/
Patentante is spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-A-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patentante is a German feminine noun meaning “godmother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die bei der Taufe eines Kindes anwesend ist und neben den Eltern für die christliche Erziehung des…”.
What does Patentante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegodmother
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die bei der Taufe eines Kindes anwesend ist und neben den Eltern für die christliche Erziehung des Kindes verantwortlich ist
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 Patentante
- Patentanten plural
- Patenonkel masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Patentante?
- /ˈpaːtn̩ˌtantə/
- [ˈpaːtn̩ˌtantə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Patentante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Patentante in German?
Patentante appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).