Taufpate
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtə]
The verdict
“Taufpate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Täufling bei der Taufe begleitende Person, die Zeuge bei der Sakramentsspendung ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-taufpate · Taufpate · German
Taufpate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Taufpate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taufpate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taufpate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Täufling bei der Taufe begleitende Person, die Zeuge bei der Sakramentsspendung ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Taufpate in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Taufpate, spelled T-A-U-F-P-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1den Täufling bei der Taufe begleitende Person, die Zeuge bei der Sakramentsspendung ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Taufpate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin der Taufpate eines befreundeten Kindes.
„Major Walker aus demselben Regiment war der zweite Taufpate und Mrs. Walker, seine Frau, meine Patin.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.