latent
German, adjective[laˈtɛnt]
latent is spelled L-A-T-E-N-T (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Latent is a German adjective meaning “latent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vorhanden, aber noch nicht erkennbar, versteckt, verborgen, nicht offenkundig”.
What does latent mean in English?
adjective
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latent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vorhanden, aber noch nicht erkennbar, versteckt, verborgen, nicht offenkundig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of latent
- latenter masculine nominative singular
- latente feminine nominative singular
- latentes neuter nominative singular
- latenten genitive masculine singular
- latentem dative masculine singular
- der latente definite includes-article masculine
- die latente definite feminine includes-article
- das latente definite includes-article neuter
- die latenten definite includes-article nominative
- des latenten definite genitive includes-article
- der latenten definite feminine genitive
- dem latenten dative definite includes-article
- den latenten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce latent?
- [laˈtɛnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to latent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is latent in German?
latent appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).