verspätet
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtət\
The verdict
“verspätet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retardé, tardif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verspatet · verspätet · French
verspätet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verspätet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtət\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verspätet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verspätet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtət\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retardé, tardif.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verspätet, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
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 French form is verspätet, spelled V-E-R-S-P-Ä-T-E-T.
Definition
- 1Retardé, tardif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verspätet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Trotz des verspäteten Abfluges sind wir fast pünktlich in Tokio gelandet.
Die Razzia zu den Vorgängen liegt erst drei Monate zurück, nun hat die Deutsche Bank dazu eine Geldbuße der Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt akzeptiert: Insgesamt 7,01 Millionen Euro zahlt das größte deutsche Geldhaus, es geht um verspätete Geldwäscheverdachtsmeldungen.
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.