Vaterunser
German, noun/ˌfaːtɐˈ(ʔ)ʊnzɐ/
Vaterunser is spelled V-A-T-E-R-U-N-S-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vaterunser is a German neuter noun meaning “Lord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster (prayer that Jesus taught his disciples)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten”.
What does Vaterunser mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterLord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster (prayer that Jesus taught his disciples)
- 2
datedneuteran approximate measure of time: as long as it takes to say the Our Father at an intermediate tempo, i.e. about half a minute
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebet des Christentums, benannt nach seinen Anfangsworten
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 Vaterunser
- Vaterunsers genitive
- Vaterunsern dative definite plural
- Vater Unser alternative proscribed
- Vater unser alternative proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vaterunser?
- /ˌfaːtɐˈ(ʔ)ʊnzɐ/
- [ˌfaːtɐˈʔʊnzɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vaterunser
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vaterunser in German?
Vaterunser appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).