Vaterlandsliebe
[ˈfaːtɐlant͡sˌliːbə]
The verdict
“Vaterlandsliebe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - emotionale Verbundenheit mit dem Vaterland, der eigenen Nation
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Index DE-vaterlandsliebe · Vaterlandsliebe · German
Vaterlandsliebe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vaterlandsliebe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːtɐlant͡sˌliːbə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vaterlandsliebe“ im Deutschen
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Vaterlandsliebe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːtɐlant͡sˌliːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "emotionale Verbundenheit mit dem Vaterland, der eigenen Nation".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vaterlandsliebe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vaterlandsliebe, spelled V-A-T-E-R-L-A-N-D-S-L-I-E-B-E.
Definition
- 1emotionale Verbundenheit mit dem Vaterland, der eigenen Nation
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vaterlandsliebe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Merkel sieht in einer Vaterlandsliebe, die die Bevölkerung eint, eine wesentliche Grundbedingung für den Erhalt einer intakten Demokratie.
„Aber sie sind wehrlos und sind das Eigentum von Tausenden von Wolkensteins geworden, die sie für die egoistischen Zwecke benützen, die sie unter Worten wie Vaterlandsliebe und Nationalgefühl verbergen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.