Väterlichkeit
German, noun/ˈfɛːtɐlɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
Väterlichkeit is spelled V-Ä-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Väterlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “fatherliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “väterliche Art, fürsorgliches und liebevolles Verhalten”.
What does Väterlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefatherliness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. väterliche Art, fürsorgliches und liebevolles Verhalten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Väterlichkeit?
- /ˈfɛːtɐlɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈfɛːtʰɐlɪçˌkʰaɪ̯tʰ]
- /ˈfeːtɐ-/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Väterlichkeit in German?
Väterlichkeit appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).