Vaterschaft
German, noun/ˈfaːtɐʃaft/
Vaterschaft is spelled V-A-T-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T (11 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 35,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vaterschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “fatherhood, paternity (state of being the father)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Vatersein; der Umstand, Vater zu sein”.
What does Vaterschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefatherhood, paternity (state of being the father)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Vatersein; der Umstand, Vater zu sein
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 Vaterschaft
- Vaterschaften plural
- seldom plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vaterschaft?
- /ˈfaːtɐʃaft/
- [ˈfaːtɐˌʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vaterschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vaterschaft in German?
Vaterschaft appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).