# late vs later

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### late
*adjective · IPA /leɪt/ · frequency rank #456*
Near the end of a period of time.

### later
*adverb · IPA /ˈleɪ.tə/ · frequency rank #304*
comparative form of late: more late

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-later