Latium

[ˈlaːtsiʊm]

/[ˈlaːtsiʊm]/ name

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The verdict

“Latium” is uncommon German (frequency #75,912 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,912
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mittelitalienische Landschaft und Region um und südlich von Rom

Key facts for Latium
PropertyValue
HeadwordLatium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaːtsiʊm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Latium” 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). Latium 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

Latium is uncommon German at frequency #75,912 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlaːtsiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mittelitalienische Landschaft und Region um und südlich von Rom".

Zero misspellings are on record for Latium in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Latium, spelled L-A-T-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    mittelitalienische Landschaft und Region um und südlich von Rom

This word in other languages

Latium(English)Lacio(Español)Latium(Français)Lácio(Português)

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 "Latium"?
"Latium" is spelled L-A-T-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːtsiʊm].
What does "Latium" mean?
As a proper noun, "Latium" means: mittelitalienische Landschaft und Region um und südlich von Rom
How do you pronounce "Latium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Latium" is [ˈlaːtsiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Latium" come from?
"Latium" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Latium”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-T-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlaːtsiʊm] (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

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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