Which to use
“späte” is an adjective and “Späth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,757
- “späte” frequency rank
- #47,741
- “Späth” frequency rank
- 59498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | späte | Späth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spät | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: späte vs Späth
Shared letters muted; letters that set späte and Späth apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. späte (CCVCV) and Späth (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for späte / Späth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: späte is anadjective and Späthaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “späte” becomes h in “Späth”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
späte is recorded at frequency rank #11,757, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpɛːtə]. 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 59498, this pair ranks #822,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of späte vs Späth
Shared letters: pstä. Private to "späte": e. Private to "Späth": h.
"späte" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Späth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "späte" 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 #822,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "späte" and "Späth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Späth". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #822,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.