Vaterland

[ˈfaːtɐˌlant]

/[ˈfaːtɐˌlant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vaterland” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,477
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land, aus dem man stammt

Corpus desk

Index DE-vaterland · Vaterland · German

Vaterland · rank #9,477 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,477
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urteile

Nearest frequency peer: Urteile (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Vaterland“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Vaterland“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vaterland
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaterland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːtɐˌlant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,477
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vaterland“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vaterlandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Urteile“ (#9,476), „verleiht“ (#9,478), „updates“ (#9,475). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vaterland“ bei #9,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vaterland (IPA [ˈfaːtɐˌlant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,477 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Land, aus dem man stammt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vaterland, with forms such as "avterland", "vaetrland", and "vatelrand". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vaterland, spelled V-A-T-E-R-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land, aus dem man stammt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vaterland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie ist von Werten wie Stolz getragen und von Worten wie Vaterland.“
  2. „Mit keinem anderen Fluß unseres Vaterlandes, sagte ich mir, ist die Mosel zu vergleichen.“

Synonyms

GeburtslandHeimatHeimatlandHerkunftslandUrsprungsland

Antonyms

Ausland

This word in other languages

fatherland(English)patria(Español)patrie(Français)pátria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avterland
  • vaetrland
  • vatelrand
  • vateralnd
  • vaterladn
  • vaterlandd
  • vaterlannd
  • vaterlland
  • vaterlnad
  • vaterrland
  • vatreland
  • vatterland
  • vtaerland
  • vvaterland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vaterland - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avterland2vaetrland2vatelrand2vateralnd2vaterladn2vaterlandd1vaterlannd1vaterlland1
Edit distance from "Vaterland"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vaterland"?
"Vaterland" is spelled V-A-T-E-R-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːtɐˌlant].
What does "Vaterland" mean?
As a noun, "Vaterland" means: Land, aus dem man stammt
What are common misspellings of "Vaterland"?
Common misspellings include "avterland", "vaetrland", "vatelrand", "vateralnd", "vaterladn". The correct spelling is "Vaterland".
How do you pronounce "Vaterland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vaterland" is [ˈfaːtɐˌlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vaterland" come from?
"Vaterland" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vaterland", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vertragen#9,481weltweite#9,486ärgerlich#9,490schnelles#9,451

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

versammelt14 variantsabgeleitet14 variantsAuschwitz14 variantsBerührung14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list