Vettern

[ˈfɛtɐn]

/[ˈfɛtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vettern” is uncommon German (frequency #57,542 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,542
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vetter

Corpus desk

Index DE-vettern · Vettern · German

Vettern · rank #57,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,542
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH veräppelt

Nearest frequency peer: veräppelt (-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 „Vettern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vettern
PropertyValue
HeadwordVettern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛtɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vettern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „veräppelt“ (#57,541), „Videobotschaft“ (#57,543), „verwässert“ (#57,540). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vettern“ bei #57,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vettern is uncommon German at frequency #57,542 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Vettern in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vettern, spelled V-E-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vetter
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Vetter
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vetter
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Vetter

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 "Vettern"?
"Vettern" is spelled V-E-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛtɐn].
What does "Vettern" mean?
As a noun, "Vettern" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vetter
How do you pronounce "Vettern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vettern" is [ˈfɛtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vettern" come from?
"Vettern" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vordach#57,547wettern#57,570wieweit#57,574Wirsing#57,580

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list