Which to use
“Sekte” is a noun and “späte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,410
- “Sekte” frequency rank
- #11,757
- “späte” frequency rank
- 26167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sekte | späte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von großen Religionsgemeinschaften abgelöste kleine Glaubensgemeinschaft | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spät |
Where the eye mixes Sekte and späte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Sekte and späte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sekte is [ˈzɛktə] while späte is [ˈʃpɛːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sekte is recorded at frequency rank #14,410, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛktə]. späte is at rank #11,757, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpɛːtə].
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 26167, this pair ranks #1,822,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sekte vs späte
Shared letters: est. Private to "Sekte": k. Private to "späte": pä.
"Sekte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "späte" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sekte ← eskte · seket · sekkte · sektte · setke · skete · ssekte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sekte" and "späte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sekte" or "späte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sekte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "späte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sekte" and "späte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Sekte". 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 #1,822,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.