# late vs lie

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### late
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #14,348*
spät

### lie
*noun · IPA [li] · frequency rank #16,480*
Bodensatz eines flüssigen Körpers

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/late-vs-lie