Spätsommer

[ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ]

/[ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spätsommer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,062
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt im Jahr unmittelbar vor dem Herbst

Corpus desk

Index DE-spatsommer · Spätsommer · German

Spätsommer · rank #20,062 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,062
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spiritualität

Nearest frequency peer: Spiritualität (-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 „Spätsommer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spätsommer“ 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 Spätsommer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpätsommer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,062
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spätsommer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spätsommerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spiritualität“ (#20,061), „sry“ (#20,063), „silicon“ (#20,060). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spätsommer“ bei #20,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Spätsommer (IPA [ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,062 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zeitabschnitt im Jahr unmittelbar vor dem Herbst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spätsommer, with forms such as "psätsommer", "sppätsommer", and "sptäsommer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Spätsommer, spelled S-P-Ä-T-S-O-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitabschnitt im Jahr unmittelbar vor dem Herbst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Spätsommer beginnt die Weinlese.
  2. „Es ist Spätsommer, die Fastnacht noch weit, aber eines Tages kommen wir zurück.“

Antonyms

FrühsommerHochsommer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psätsommer
  • sppätsommer
  • sptäsommer
  • spästommer
  • spätosmmer
  • spätsmomer
  • spätsomemr
  • spätsomer
  • spätsommerr
  • spätsommre
  • spätssommer
  • spättsommer
  • sspätsommer
  • säptsommer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spätsommer - 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.

psätsommer2sppätsommer1sptäsommer2spästommer2spätosmmer2spätsmomer2spätsomemr2spätsomer1
Edit distance from "Spätsommer"

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 "Spätsommer"?
"Spätsommer" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-S-O-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ].
What does "Spätsommer" mean?
As a noun, "Spätsommer" means: Zeitabschnitt im Jahr unmittelbar vor dem Herbst
What are common misspellings of "Spätsommer"?
Common misspellings include "psätsommer", "sppätsommer", "sptäsommer", "spästommer", "spätosmmer". The correct spelling is "Spätsommer".
How do you pronounce "Spätsommer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spätsommer" is [ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spätsommer" come from?
"Spätsommer" 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 "Spätsommer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Staatsoper#20,065steuerlich#20,067schnarchen#20,051suggeriert#20,077

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

sensiblen14 variantsschmieden14 variantsschimpft14 variantsTiefpunkt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list