latenter

[laˈtɛntɐ]

/[laˈtɛntɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“latenter” is uncommon German (frequency #94,540 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,540
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent

Corpus desk

Index DE-latenter · latenter · German

latenter · rank #94,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,540
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landsmannes

Nearest frequency peer: Landsmannes (-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 „latenter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for latenter
PropertyValue
Headwordlatenter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[laˈtɛntɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „latenter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).latenterfällt 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: „Landsmannes“ (#94,539), „Laufrichtung“ (#94,541), „Landschaftsmaler“ (#94,538). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „latenter“ bei #94,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

latenter is uncommon German at frequency #94,540 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laˈtɛntɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for latenter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is latenter, spelled L-A-T-E-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent

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 "latenter"?
"latenter" is spelled L-A-T-E-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈtɛntɐ].
What does "latenter" mean?
As an adjective, "latenter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs latent
How do you pronounce "latenter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latenter" is [laˈtɛntɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kubische#94,525Limetten#94,560lockerem#94,565Koryphäe#94,514

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list