separater

[zepaˈʁaːtɐ]

/[zepaˈʁaːtɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“separater” is uncommon German (frequency #64,704 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,704
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-separater · separater · German

separater · rank #64,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,704
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH senne

Nearest frequency peer: senne (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „separater“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „separater“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for separater
PropertyValue
Headwordseparater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zepaˈʁaːtɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „separater“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.separaterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „senne“ (#64,703), „seltsamsten“ (#64,702), „selektieren“ (#64,701). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „separater“ bei #64,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

separater is uncommon German at frequency #64,704 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zepaˈʁaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

separater doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is separater, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat

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 "separater"?
"separater" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [zepaˈʁaːtɐ].
What does "separater" mean?
As an adjective, "separater" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs separat
How do you pronounce "separater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "separater" is [zepaˈʁaːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "separater" come from?
"separater" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list