Vater
[ˈfaːtɐ]
The verdict
“Vater” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #536
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - männlicher Elternteil
Corpus desk
Index DE-vater · Vater · German
Vater · rank #536 · 7 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #536
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Zukunft
Nearest frequency peer: Zukunft (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Vater”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mensch
Mensch
99,468 corpus weight
- Mädchen
Mädchen
99,467 corpus weight
- Vater
Vater
99,465 corpus weight
- Zukunft
Zukunft
99,464 corpus weight
- darum
darum
99,462 corpus weight
- eigene
eigene
99,461 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Vater” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːtɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vater” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Vater (IPA [ˈfaːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #536 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vater, with forms such as "avter", "vaetr", and "vaterr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ver", "vier", "vote", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Vater, spelled V-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1männlicher Elternteil
- 2Leitperson
- 3Partner der Mutter bei der Zeugung von Nachwuchs
- 4(Titel oder Anrede für) Geistliche
- 5Umschreibung für einen Gott, insbesondere den abrahamischen (jüdisch-christlichen) Gott
- 6die Ahnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Markus ist der Vater von Jaqueline.
Herr Schmidt ist ein strenger, aber nicht unbedingt ein schlechter Vater.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- avter
- vaetr
- vaterr
- vatre
- vatter
- vtaer
- vvater
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vater - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vater", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.