vader

/[ˈvadər]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,443

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

vader is aGermannoun. It means: Mann, der ein oder mehrere Kinder hat Pronounced [ˈvadər]. Often confused with ver and VDE.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vader in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vader is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvadər]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,443 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for vader, with forms such as "avder", "vadder", and "vaderr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ver", "VDE", "vier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vader, spelled V-A-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avder,vadder,vaderr,vadre,vaedr,vdaer,vvader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vader

Misspelling Variants of "vader"

avder5vadder6vaderr6vadre5vaedr5vdaer5vvader6
Misspelling Variants of "vader"

Frequency rank: #28,443 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.