Spätjahr
[ˈʃpɛːtˌjaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Spätjahr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen
Corpus desk
Index DE-spatjahr · Spätjahr · German
Spätjahr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spätjahr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɛːtˌjaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spätjahr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spätjahr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːtˌjaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Spätjahr in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spätjahr, spelled S-P-Ä-T-J-A-H-R.
Definition
- 1eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spätjahr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Spätjahr fallen die Blätter.
„Bis zum Spätjahr 1944 wurden immer neue Transporte in das Vernichtungslager geschafft.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.