separate

[zepaˈʁaːtə]

/[zepaˈʁaːtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“separate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,388
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat

Corpus desk

Index DE-separate · separate · German

separate · rank #19,388 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,388
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selfie

Nearest frequency peer: Selfie (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „separate“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „separate“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

separate vs Sparte
63% similar
separate vs separaten
89% similar
separate vs separates
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for separate
PropertyValue
Headwordseparate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zepaˈʁaːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,388
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „separate“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).separateliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Selfie“ (#19,387), „Selbstverwaltung“ (#19,386), „Skifahren“ (#19,390). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „separate“ bei #19,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around separate (IPA [zepaˈʁaːtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,388 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for separate, with forms such as "esparate", "seaprate", and "sepaarte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Sparte", "separaten", "separates", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is separate, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esparate
  • seaprate
  • sepaarte
  • separaet
  • separatte
  • separrate
  • separtae
  • sepparate
  • sepraate
  • spearate
  • sseparate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of separate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esparate2seaprate2sepaarte2separaet2separatte1separrate1separtae2sepparate1
Edit distance from "separate"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "separate"?
"separate" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zepaˈʁaːtə].
What does "separate" mean?
As an adjective, "separate" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
What words are commonly confused with "separate"?
"separate" is commonly confused with "Sparte", "separaten", "separates". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "separate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "separate" is [zepaˈʁaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "separate" come from?
"separate" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "separate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwerem#19,383tracking#19,419Radsport#19,356Ukrainer#19,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

schönem11 variantsSchwabe11 variantsWhiskey11 variantsMahnmal11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list