Which to use
“Spass” is a noun and “Späth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #524
- “Spass” frequency rank
- #47,741
- “Späth” frequency rank
- 48265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spass | Späth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spaß | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: Spass vs Späth
Shared letters muted; letters that set Spass and Späth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Spass and Späth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Spass is anoun and Späthaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spass is recorded at frequency rank #524, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpaːs]. 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 48265, this pair ranks #1,254,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spass vs Späth
Shared letters: ps. Private to "Spass": a. Private to "Späth": htä.
"Spass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Späth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Spass ← psass · sapss · spas · spaß · sppass · spsas · sspass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Spass" for "Späth" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Spass" vs "Späth" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Spass" vs "Späth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spass" 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 #1,254,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spass" 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 #1,254,893 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.