Vater
German, noun
Vater is spelled V-A-T-E-R (5 letters) and appears 162 times per million words in written German, the 537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vater is a German masculine noun meaning “father” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Väter is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Vater”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “männlicher Elternteil”.
What does Vater mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefather
Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten.
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Vater
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männlicher Elternteil 2. Leitperson 3. Partner der Mutter bei der Zeugung von Nachwuchs 4. (Titel oder Anrede für) Geistliche
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vater
- Vaters genitive
- Väter plural
- Väterchen diminutive neuter
- Vätern dative definite plural
- Vatter alternative
- Mutter feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Vater
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vater in German?
Vater appears 162 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).