später
German, adverb/ˈʃpɛːtɐ/
später is spelled S-P-Ä-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears 316 times per million words in written German, the 297th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Später is a German adverb meaning “later” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a comparative degree of spät; later. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Steigerung von „spät“”.
What does später mean in English?
adverb
- 1
later
adjective
- 1
comparative degree of spät; later
adjective
- 1
masculinestrong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- 2
femininestrong genitive/dative feminine singular
- 3
strong genitive plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Steigerung von „spät“ 2. zukünftig aus heutiger Perspektive 3. zukünftig aus der Perspektive der Vergangenheit
adverb: 1. Steigerung von „spät“ 2. in Zukunft 3. nicht sofort
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of später
- späterer positive nominative strong
- spätere positive nominative strong
- späteres positive nominative strong
- späteren positive genitive strong
- späterem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce später?
- /ˈʃpɛːtɐ/
- /ˈʃpeːtɐ/
- [ˈʃpɛːtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to später
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is später in German?
später appears 316 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).