Spätherbst

[ˈʃpɛːtˌhɛʁpst]

/[ˈʃpɛːtˌhɛʁpst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spätherbst” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,218
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - letzter Zeitabschnitt des Herbstes vor Beginn des Winters

Corpus desk

Index DE-spatherbst · Spätherbst · German

Spätherbst · rank #37,218 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,218
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spremberg

Nearest frequency peer: Spremberg (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Spätherbst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Spätherbst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spätherbst
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpätherbst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛːtˌhɛʁpst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,218
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spätherbst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spätherbstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spremberg“ (#37,217), „Staatsdienst“ (#37,219), „Spitzenpolitiker“ (#37,216). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spätherbst“ bei #37,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Spätherbst (IPA [ˈʃpɛːtˌhɛʁpst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,218 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "letzter Zeitabschnitt des Herbstes vor Beginn des Winters".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spätherbst, with forms such as "psätherbst", "sppätherbst", and "sptäherbst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Spätherbst, spelled S-P-Ä-T-H-E-R-B-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    letzter Zeitabschnitt des Herbstes vor Beginn des Winters

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Spätherbst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Vater kam dann erst im Spätherbst nach Hause.“
  2. „Der Herbst jedoch ist eine prachtvolle Jahreszeit in dieser paradiesischen Gegend und besonders jener Spätherbst, der indianische Sommer genannt, der auch im Norden der großen Republik gleich dem Abschiedslächeln einer holden Schönen mit Wonne empfangen wird.“

Antonyms

Frühherbst

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psätherbst
  • sppätherbst
  • sptäherbst
  • spähterbst
  • spätehrbst
  • späthebrst
  • spätherbbst
  • spätherbsst
  • spätherbstt
  • spätherbts
  • spätherrbst
  • späthersbt
  • späthherbst
  • späthrebst
  • spättherbst
  • sspätherbst
  • säptherbst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spätherbst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psätherbst2sppätherbst1sptäherbst2spähterbst2spätehrbst2späthebrst2spätherbbst1spätherbsst1
Edit distance from "Spätherbst"

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 "Spätherbst"?
"Spätherbst" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-H-E-R-B-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtˌhɛʁpst].
What does "Spätherbst" mean?
As a noun, "Spätherbst" means: letzter Zeitabschnitt des Herbstes vor Beginn des Winters
What are common misspellings of "Spätherbst"?
Common misspellings include "psätherbst", "sppätherbst", "sptäherbst", "spähterbst", "spätehrbst". The correct spelling is "Spätherbst".
How do you pronounce "Spätherbst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spätherbst" is [ˈʃpɛːtˌhɛʁpst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spätherbst" come from?
"Spätherbst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list