Which to use
“satt” and “spät” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,348
- “satt” frequency rank
- #1,335
- “spät” frequency rank
- 7683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | satt | spät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr hungrig; keinen Hunger mehr habend | zeitlich fortgeschritten, kurz vor Schluss, gegen Ende |
Where the eye mixes satt and spät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: satt vs spät
A purely visual mix-up. satt ([zat]) and spät ([ʃpɛːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
satt is recorded at frequency rank #6,348, classified as anadj, pronounced [zat]. spät is at rank #1,335, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃpɛːt].
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 7683, this pair ranks #1,987,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of satt vs spät
Shared letters: st. Private to "satt": a. Private to "spät": pä.
"satt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "spät" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- satt ← astt · ssatt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "satt" and "spät" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "satt" or "spät" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "satt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "satt" and "spät" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Satin vs satt". 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 #1,987,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.