späteste

Name: späteste, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʃpɛːtəstə]

/[ˈʃpɛːtəstə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“späteste” is uncommon German (frequency #84,597 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,597
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords

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

Key facts for späteste
Property	Value
Headword	späteste
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃpɛːtəstə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#84,597
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “späteste” 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). späteste lands here:

#84,597

#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

späteste is uncommon German at frequency #84,597 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːtəstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

späteste has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is späteste, spelled S-P-Ä-T-E-S-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "späteste"?

"späteste" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtəstə].

What does "späteste" mean?

As an adjective, "späteste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät

How do you pronounce "späteste"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "späteste" is [ˈʃpɛːtəstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "späteste" come from?

"späteste" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “späteste”

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

The one correct German spelling is S-P-Ä-T-E-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃpɛːtəstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.