Latenz

[laˈtɛnt͡s]

/[laˈtɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Latenz” is uncommon German (frequency #59,835 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,835
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorhandensein einer (noch, momentan, vielleicht auch prinzipiell) nicht sichtbaren „Sache“

Key facts for Latenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLatenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈtɛnt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,835
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Latenz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Latenz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Latenz is uncommon German at frequency #59,835 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laˈtɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Latenz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Latenz, spelled L-A-T-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorhandensein einer (noch, momentan, vielleicht auch prinzipiell) nicht sichtbaren „Sache“
  2. 2
    Zeit zwischen Reiz und Reaktion, zwischen Ursache und Wirkung
  3. 3
    zeitweiliges Verborgensein einer Krankheit, symptomfreie Zeit
  4. 4
    Zeit zwischen Anfrage und Antwort

Synonyms

VerborgenheitReaktionszeitVerzögerungszeitSignallaufzeit

This word in other languages

latency(English)latence(Français)

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 "Latenz"?
"Latenz" is spelled L-A-T-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈtɛnt͡s].
What does "Latenz" mean?
As a noun, "Latenz" means: Vorhandensein einer (noch, momentan, vielleicht auch prinzipiell) nicht sichtbaren „Sache“
How do you pronounce "Latenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Latenz" is [laˈtɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Latenz" come from?
"Latenz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Latenz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-T-E-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [laˈtɛnt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list