Lateinamerika

[laˈtaɪ̯nʔaˌmeːʁika]

/[laˈtaɪ̯nʔaˌmeːʁika]/ name

The verdict

“Lateinamerika” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,422
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der amerikanischen Länder südlich der USA, zu der meist die Gebiete Südamerika, Mittelamerika, Mexiko und Karibik gezählt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-lateinamerika · Lateinamerika · German

Lateinamerika · rank #13,422 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,422
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landesliga

Nearest frequency peer: Landesliga (-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 „Lateinamerika“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lateinamerika“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lateinamerika vs Lateinamerikas
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lateinamerika
PropertyValue
HeadwordLateinamerika
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[laˈtaɪ̯nʔaˌmeːʁika]
Letters13
Frequency rank#13,422
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lateinamerika“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landesliga“ (#13,421), „Lehrte“ (#13,423), „Küsse“ (#13,420). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lateinamerika“ bei #13,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Lateinamerika (IPA [laˈtaɪ̯nʔaˌmeːʁika]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,422 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesamtheit der amerikanischen Länder südlich der USA, zu der meist die Gebiete Südamerika, Mittelamerika, Mexiko und Karibik gezählt werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lateinamerika, with forms such as "alteinamerika", "laetinamerika", and "lateianmerika". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lateinamerikas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Lateinamerika, spelled L-A-T-E-I-N-A-M-E-R-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der amerikanischen Länder südlich der USA, zu der meist die Gebiete Südamerika, Mittelamerika, Mexiko und Karibik gezählt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der heute üblichen Definition des Begriffs werden zu Lateinamerika nur die Länder gezählt, in denen das Spanische oder das Portugiesische vorherrscht.
  2. „Die Einwanderungswelle aus Lateinamerika ist gewaltig, Spanisch wird immer wichtiger.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alteinamerika
  • laetinamerika
  • lateianmerika
  • lateinaemrika
  • lateinameirka
  • lateinameriak
  • lateinamerikka
  • lateinamerkia
  • lateinamerrika
  • lateinammerika
  • lateinamreika
  • lateinmaerika
  • lateinnamerika
  • lateniamerika
  • latienamerika
  • latteinamerika
  • llateinamerika
  • ltaeinamerika

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lateinamerika - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alteinamerika2laetinamerika2lateianmerika2lateinaemrika2lateinameirka2lateinameriak2lateinamerikka1lateinamerkia2
Edit distance from "Lateinamerika"

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 "Lateinamerika"?
"Lateinamerika" is spelled L-A-T-E-I-N-A-M-E-R-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈtaɪ̯nʔaˌmeːʁika].
What does "Lateinamerika" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lateinamerika" means: Gesamtheit der amerikanischen Länder südlich der USA, zu der meist die Gebiete Südamerika, Mittelamerika, Mexiko und Karibik gezählt werden
What words are commonly confused with "Lateinamerika"?
"Lateinamerika" is commonly confused with "Lateinamerikas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lateinamerika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lateinamerika" is [laˈtaɪ̯nʔaˌmeːʁika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lateinamerika" come from?
"Lateinamerika" 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 "Lateinamerika", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list