Taufpatin
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtɪn]
The verdict
“Taufpatin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Täufling bei der Taufe begleitende weibliche Person, die Zeugin bei der Sakramentsspendung ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-taufpatin · Taufpatin · German
Taufpatin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Taufpatin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taufpatin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taufpatin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Täufling bei der Taufe begleitende weibliche Person, die Zeugin bei der Sakramentsspendung ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Taufpatin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Taufpatin, spelled T-A-U-F-P-A-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1den Täufling bei der Taufe begleitende weibliche Person, die Zeugin bei der Sakramentsspendung ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Taufpatin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin die Taufpatin meiner Nichte.
„Von Guste, die er für seine Taufpatin hielt, erbte Janosch die Vorliebe für Gold und Flitter.“
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.