Spätantiken

[ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩]

/[ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spätantiken” is uncommon German (frequency #85,877 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,877
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spätantike

Key facts for Spätantiken
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpätantiken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spätantiken” 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). Spätantiken lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Spätantiken is uncommon German at frequency #85,877 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spätantiken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spätantiken, spelled S-P-Ä-T-A-N-T-I-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spätantike
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spätantike
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spätantike
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spätantike

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 "Spätantiken"?
"Spätantiken" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-A-N-T-I-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩].
What does "Spätantiken" mean?
As a noun, "Spätantiken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spätantike
How do you pronounce "Spätantiken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spätantiken" is [ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spätantiken" come from?
"Spätantiken" 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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Using “Spätantiken”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-Ä-T-A-N-T-I-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpɛːtʔanˌtiːkn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list