Vaterunser

[ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]

/[ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vaterunser” is uncommon German (frequency #50,974 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,974
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten

Corpus desk

Index DE-vaterunser · Vaterunser · German

Vaterunser · rank #50,974 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,974
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vaterlandes

Nearest frequency peer: Vaterlandes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vaterunser“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vaterunser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vaterunser
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaterunser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vaterunser“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vaterunserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vaterlandes“ (#50,973), „Velden“ (#50,975), „uralter“ (#50,972). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vaterunser“ bei #50,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vaterunser is uncommon German at frequency #50,974 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Vaterunser, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vaterunser, spelled V-A-T-E-R-U-N-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vaterunser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Pfarrer betete zusammen mit allen Kirchenbesuchern das Vaterunser.
  2. Das Vaterunser beginnt mit den Worten »Vater unser im Himmel, geheiligt werde dein Name.

Synonyms

Gebet des HerrnPaternosterUnservater

This word in other languages

Lord's Prayer(English)Notre Père(Français)

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 "Vaterunser"?
"Vaterunser" is spelled V-A-T-E-R-U-N-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ].
What does "Vaterunser" mean?
As a noun, "Vaterunser" means: Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten
How do you pronounce "Vaterunser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vaterunser" is [ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vaterunser" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vaterunser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verbrauchs#50,978unverblümt#50,968Unterdruck#50,964verteufelt#50,992

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list