Spätzeit

[ˈʃpɛːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃpɛːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Spätzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #97,731 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,731
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum, der die Endphase von etwas (beispielsweise einer Entwicklung) darstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spatzeit · Spätzeit · German

Spätzeit · rank #97,731 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,731
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spröden

Nearest frequency peer: spröden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Spätzeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Spätzeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spätzeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpätzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,731
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spätzeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spätzeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spröden“ (#97,730), „Spätzünder“ (#97,732), „Sportgericht“ (#97,729). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spätzeit“ bei #97,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spätzeit is uncommon German at frequency #97,731 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum, der die Endphase von etwas (beispielsweise einer Entwicklung) darstellt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Spätzeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spätzeit, spelled S-P-Ä-T-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum, der die Endphase von etwas (beispielsweise einer Entwicklung) darstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Natürlich gab es in der Spätzeit Altösterreichs nicht nur nationale Kräfte.“

Antonyms

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 "Spätzeit"?
"Spätzeit" is spelled S-P-Ä-T-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːtˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Spätzeit" mean?
As a noun, "Spätzeit" means: Zeitraum, der die Endphase von etwas (beispielsweise einer Entwicklung) darstellt
How do you pronounce "Spätzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spätzeit" is [ˈʃpɛːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spätzeit" come from?
"Spätzeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list