Vaterunser

[ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]

/[ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vaterunser” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,974 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,974
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten

Key facts for Vaterunser
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaterunser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vaterunser” 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). Vaterunser lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vaterunser is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,974 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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?
"Vaterunser" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Vaterunser”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-A-T-E-R-U-N-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list