separate

Name: separate, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[zepaˈʁaːtə]

/[zepaˈʁaːtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“separate” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,388 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#19,388
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 11
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat

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
Property	Value
Headword	separate
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[zepaˈʁaːtə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#19,388
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “separate” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). separate lands here:

#19,388

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for separate is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zepaˈʁaːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,388 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “separate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [zepaˈʁaːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Sparte” - see the side-by-side comparison. separate vs Sparte
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.