vader

[ˈvadər]

/[ˈvadər]/ noun

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The verdict

“vader” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,443
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der ein oder mehrere Kinder hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-vader · vader · German

vader · rank #28,443 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,443
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH untätig

Nearest frequency peer: untätig (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „vader“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vader“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vader vs ver
60% similar
vader vs VDE
0% similar
vader vs vier
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vader
PropertyValue
Headwordvader
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvadər]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,443
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vader“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vaderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „untätig“ (#28,442), „Vechta“ (#28,444), „Untertiteln“ (#28,441). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vader“ bei #28,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vader (IPA [ˈvadər]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,443 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vader, with forms such as "avder", "vadder", and "vaderr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ver", "VDE", "vier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vader, spelled V-A-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mann, der ein oder mehrere Kinder hat
  2. 2
    in der Pluralform vaderen; die Vorfahren
  3. 3
    der Urheber oder Erfinder von etwas
  4. 4
    informelle oder ironische Anredeform
  5. 5
    Ehrentitel in der römisch-katholischen Kirche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vader appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De vader heeft zijn zoon van kleuterschool op gehaald.
  2. Hij is als een vader voor mij.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avder
  • vadder
  • vaderr
  • vadre
  • vaedr
  • vdaer
  • vvader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vader - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avder2vadder1vaderr1vadre2vaedr2vdaer2vvader1
Edit distance from "vader"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vader"?
"vader" is spelled V-A-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvadər].
What does "vader" mean?
As a noun, "vader" means: Mann, der ein oder mehrere Kinder hat
What words are commonly confused with "vader"?
"vader" is commonly confused with "ver", "VDE", "vier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vader"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vader" is [ˈvadər]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vader" come from?
"vader" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vader", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weilt#28,478Abdul#28,498Ahlen#28,504Akbar#28,506

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rules7 variantsArrest7 variantsrobot7 variantsbannen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list