později
[ˈpɔzɟɛjɪ]
The verdict
“později” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an unknown - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Komparativ des Adverbs pozdě
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | později |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈpɔzɟɛjɪ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “později” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for později is 7 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɔzɟɛjɪ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Komparativ des Adverbs pozdě".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for později, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is později, spelled P-O-Z-D-Ě-J-I.
Definition
- 1Komparativ des Adverbs pozdě
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “později”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-Z-D-Ě-J-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɔzɟɛjɪ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.