sattvsSpäthWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: satt is a adjective, Späth is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“satt” is an adjective and “Späth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,348
“satt” frequency rank
#47,741
“Späth” frequency rank
54089
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature satt Späth
Definition nicht mehr hungrig; keinen Hunger mehr habend deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Letter map: satt vs Späth

Shared letters muted; letters that set satt and Späth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
satt
5 ch
Späth

Grammar separator: satt vs Späth

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: satt is anadjective and Späthaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54089, 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]. Späth is at rank #47,741, tagged as aname, 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 54089, this pair ranks #1,032,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of satt vs Späth

Shared letters: st. Private to "satt": a. Private to "Späth": hpä.

"satt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Späth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sattastt · ssatt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "satt" and "Späth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "satt" is an adjective and "Späth" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "satt" or "Späth" show up more?
"satt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,348 in our German list, against #47,741 for "Späth". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "satt" and "Späth". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "satt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Späth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,032,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "satt" and "Späth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Späth". 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 #1,032,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list