Spätwerk

[ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk]

/[ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spätwerk” is uncommon German (frequency #61,946 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,946
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Werke, die ein Künstler, Literat oder Musiker in seiner späten Schaffensperiode hervorgebracht hat

Key facts for Spätwerk
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpätwerk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spätwerk” 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). Spätwerk 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

Spätwerk is uncommon German at frequency #61,946 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Spätwerk in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spätwerk, spelled S-P-Ä-T-W-E-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Werke, die ein Künstler, Literat oder Musiker in seiner späten Schaffensperiode hervorgebracht hat
  2. 2
    einzelne Arbeit aus [1]

Synonyms

Alterswerk

Antonyms

Frühwerk

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 "Spätwerk"?
"Spätwerk" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-W-E-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk].
What does "Spätwerk" mean?
As a noun, "Spätwerk" means: Gesamtheit der Werke, die ein Künstler, Literat oder Musiker in seiner späten Schaffensperiode hervorgebracht hat
How do you pronounce "Spätwerk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spätwerk" is [ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spätwerk" come from?
"Spätwerk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Spätwerk”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-Ä-T-W-E-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpɛːtˌvɛʁk] (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