Vaterstadt

[ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat]

/[ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vaterstadt” is uncommon German (frequency #71,979 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,979
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt, aus der man stammt, der man sich zugehörig fühlt und so weiter

Key facts for Vaterstadt
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaterstadt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vaterstadt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Vaterstadt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vaterstadt is uncommon German at frequency #71,979 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt, aus der man stammt, der man sich zugehörig fühlt und so weiter".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Vaterstadt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vaterstadt, spelled V-A-T-E-R-S-T-A-D-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt, aus der man stammt, der man sich zugehörig fühlt und so weiter

This word in other languages

hometown(English)

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 "Vaterstadt"?
"Vaterstadt" is spelled V-A-T-E-R-S-T-A-D-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat].
What does "Vaterstadt" mean?
As a noun, "Vaterstadt" means: Stadt, aus der man stammt, der man sich zugehörig fühlt und so weiter
How do you pronounce "Vaterstadt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vaterstadt" is [ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vaterstadt" come from?
"Vaterstadt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Vaterstadt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-A-T-E-R-S-T-A-D-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfaːtɐˌʃtat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list