Vaterfigur
German, noun[ˈfaːtɐfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Vaterfigur is spelled V-A-T-E-R-F-I-G-U-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 90,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vaterfigur is a German feminine noun meaning “father figure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mann, der von jemand jüngerem bewundert wird, den jemand als Vorbild ansieht, der die Rolle eines geachteten…”.
What does Vaterfigur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefather figure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mann, der von jemand jüngerem bewundert wird, den jemand als Vorbild ansieht, der die Rolle eines geachteten Vaters einnimmt
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 Vaterfigur
- Vaterfiguren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vaterfigur?
- [ˈfaːtɐfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vaterfigur in German?
Vaterfigur appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).