# Patriarch

> German word · Noun · IPA [patʁiˈaʁç] · frequency rank #32,699

## Definitions
1. Titel für einen obersten Geistlichen
2. Oberhaupt einer Großfamilie/eines Familienverbands

## Easily confused with
- **Patriarchat** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/patriarch-vs-patriarchat)
- **Patriarchen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/patriarch-vs-patriarchen)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aptriarch`, `partiarch`, `patirarch`, `patrairch`, `patriacrh`, `patriarcch`, `patriarchh`, `patriarhc`, `patriarrch`, `patrirach`, `patrriarch`, `pattriarch`, `ppatriarch`, `ptariarch`

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