Latrine
[laˈtʁiːnə]
The verdict
“Latrine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein behelfsmäßiger Abort, welcher der Notdurft von Menschen dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-latrine · Latrine · German
Latrine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Latrine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laˈtʁiːnə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Latrine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Latrine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [laˈtʁiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein behelfsmäßiger Abort, welcher der Notdurft von Menschen dient".
No misspelling variants are generated for Latrine in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Latrine, spelled L-A-T-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1ein behelfsmäßiger Abort, welcher der Notdurft von Menschen dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Latrine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leider muss ich diese Woche die Latrine putzen.
„Nach dem Essen entschuldigte ich mich und fragte nach der Latrine.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.