Which to use
“spätes” is an adjective and “Späth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,144
- “spätes” frequency rank
- #47,741
- “Späth” frequency rank
- 89885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spätes | Späth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spät | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: spätes vs Späth
Shared letters muted; letters that set spätes and Späth apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. spätes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Späth's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for spätes / Späth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spätes is anadjective and Späthaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spätes is recorded at frequency rank #42,144, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpɛːtəs]. 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 89885, this pair ranks #52,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spätes vs Späth
Shared letters: pstä. Private to "spätes": e. Private to "Späth": h.
"spätes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Späth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spätes" and "Späth" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "spätes" or "Späth"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spätes" and "Späth".
- Full dictionary entry for "spätes" 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 #52,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spätes" and "Späth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Späth". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,620 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.