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Latte

German, noun/ˈlatə/

Latte is spelled L-A-T-T-E (5 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Latte is a German feminine noun meaning “batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “langes, vierkantiges Holz, dünner als ein Balken, dicker als eine Leiste und schmaler als ein Brett”.

What does Latte mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebatten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood)

  2. 2

    colloquialfeminineboner, erection

    Morgenlatte

  3. 3

    colloquialfemininebeanpole (tall, thin person)

  4. 4

    colloquialfeminineheap, ton (large quantity)

    Das kostet eine Latte Geld.

  5. 5

    colloquialfeminineall the same

    Das ist mir Latte!

  6. 6

    femininecrossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)

    Lattentreffer

  7. 7

    femininebar (to be jumped over, made of wood or metal)

noun

  1. 1

    feminineinformalmasculineellipsis of Latte macchiato

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. langes, vierkantiges Holz, dünner als ein Balken, dicker als eine Leiste und schmaler als ein Brett 2. waagerechter Teil eines Tores 3. der Vorgang, wenn der Ball von der Torumrahmung abprallt, anstatt ins Tor zu gehen 4. derb umgangssprachlich für (einen großen) erigierten Penis

noun: 1. Latte macchiato, eine Kaffeespezialität

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 Latte

  • Latten plural
  • Lattes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Latte?

  • /ˈlatə/
  • [ˈlatə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Latte

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Latte in German?

Latte appears 6.8 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).

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