Latte

/[ˈlatə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,761

in German word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Latte is aGermannoun. It means: langes, vierkantiges Holz, dünner als ein Balken, dicker als eine Leiste und schmaler als ein Brett Pronounced [ˈlatə]. It ranks #9,761 in German word frequency. Often confused with LTE and Laut.

Key facts for Latte
PropertyValue
HeadwordLatte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlatə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,761
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Latte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Latte is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlatə]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,761 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for Latte, with forms such as "latet", "llatte", and "ltate". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LTE", "Laut", "litt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Latte, spelled L-A-T-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    langes, vierkantiges Holz, dünner als ein Balken, dicker als eine Leiste und schmaler als ein Brett
  2. 2
    waagerechter Teil eines Tores
  3. 3
    der Vorgang, wenn der Ball von der Latte^([2]) abprallt, anstatt ins Tor zu gehen
  4. 4
    derb umgangssprachlich für (einen großen) erigierten Penis
  5. 5
    ein Stab, der übersprungen werden muss; ein Ziel, das erreicht werden soll
  6. 6
    viel
  7. 7
    langer Mensch

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: latet,llatte,ltate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Latte

Misspelling Variants of "Latte"

latet5llatte6ltate5
Misspelling Variants of "Latte"

Frequency rank: #9,761 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Latte"?
"Latte" is spelled L-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlatə].
What does "Latte" mean?
As a noun, "Latte" means: langes, vierkantiges Holz, dünner als ein Balken, dicker als eine Leiste und schmaler als ein Brett
What words are commonly confused with "Latte"?
"Latte" is commonly confused with "LTE", "Laut", "litt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Latte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Latte" is [ˈlatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Latte" come from?
"Latte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.