Väterchen
German, noun[ˈfɛːtɐçən]
Väterchen is spelled V-Ä-T-E-R-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 74,397th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Väterchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Vater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alter Mann”.
What does Väterchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Vater
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alter Mann
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 Väterchen
- Väterchens genitive
- Vaterchen variant archaic
- Mütterchen feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Väterchen?
- [ˈfɛːtɐçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Väterchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Väterchen in German?
Väterchen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).