Which to use
“famous” and “late” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,158
- “famous” frequency rank
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- 55506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | famous | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bekannt, berühmt | spät |
Letter map: famous vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set famous and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. famous runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against late's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - famous / late
famous and late are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
famous is recorded at frequency rank #41,158, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. late is at rank #14,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55506, this pair ranks #976,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of famous vs late
Shared letters: a. Private to "famous": fmosu. Private to "late": elt.
"famous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "famous" for "late" ever safe?
Frequency check: "famous" vs "late" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "famous" and "late". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "famous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #976,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "famous" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "famous vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #976,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.