väterlich
[ˈfɛːtɐlɪç]
The verdict
“väterlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Vater stammend, zum Vater gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-vaterlich · väterlich · German
väterlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | väterlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːtɐlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „väterlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
väterlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɛːtɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for väterlich in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is väterlich, spelled V-Ä-T-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1vom Vater stammend, zum Vater gehörig
- 2fürsorglich, liebevoll wie ein Vater
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how väterlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im väterlichen Betrieb zu arbeiten kann Freude und Last zugleich sein.
„Die belastenden Erlebnisse meiner mütterlichen und väterlichen Großeltern in Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit wirken noch heute auf die Familie.“
This word in other languages
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.