# späte vs states

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### späte
*adjective · IPA [ˈʃpɛːtə] · frequency rank #11,757*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spät

### states
*noun · IPA [steits] · frequency rank #14,678*
Plural des Substantivs state

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/spate-vs-states