Which to use
“spaces” is a verb and “spätes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,421
- “spaces” frequency rank
- #42,144
- “spätes” frequency rank
- 80565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spaces | spätes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs space | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spät |
Letter map: spaces vs spätes
Shared letters muted; letters that set spaces and spätes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - spaces and spätes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spaces is averb and spätesanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spaces is recorded at frequency rank #38,421, classified as averb, pronounced […]. spätes is at rank #42,144, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpɛːtəs].
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 80565, this pair ranks #193,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spaces vs spätes
Shared letters: eps. Private to "spaces": ac. Private to "spätes": tä.
"spaces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "spätes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spaces ← psaces · sapces · spacces · spacess · spacse · spaecs · spcaes · sppaces
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spaces" and "spätes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "spaces" or "spätes"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "spaces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spätes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spaces" and "spätes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spätes 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 #193,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.