spätesten

[ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩]

/[ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“spätesten” is uncommon German (frequency #96,297 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,297
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät

Key facts for spätesten
PropertyValue
Headwordspätesten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spätesten” 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). spätesten 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

spätesten is uncommon German at frequency #96,297 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spätesten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 spätesten, spelled S-P-Ä-T-E-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion 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 "spätesten"?
"spätesten" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-E-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩].
What does "spätesten" mean?
As an adjective, "spätesten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs spät
How do you pronounce "spätesten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spätesten" is [ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spätesten" come from?
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Using “spätesten”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpɛːtəstn̩] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list