# late vs Lose

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lose
*noun · IPA [ˈloːzə] · frequency rank #8,246*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Los

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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