Vetter
German, noun/ˈfɛtər/
Vetter is spelled V-E-T-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vetter is a German masculine noun meaning “male cousin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sohn des Bruders des Vaters”.
What does Vetter mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinemale cousin
- 2
masculineobsoletepaternal uncle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sohn des Bruders des Vaters 2. Sohn eines Onkels oder einer Tante 3. entfernter Verwandter 4. Onkel väterlicherseits (Vaterbruder)
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 Vetter
- Vetters genitive
- Vettern plural
- Vetterchen diminutive neuter
- Cousine feminine
- Kusine feminine
- Vetterin feminine
- Base feminine
- Muhme feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vetter?
- /ˈfɛtər/
- [ˈfɛtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vetter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vetter in German?
Vetter appears 5.2 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).