Latte

[ˈlatə]

/[ˈlatə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Latte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #9,761) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#9,761
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langes, vierkantiges Holz, dünner als ein Balken, dicker als eine Leiste und schmaler als ein Brett

Corpus desk

Index DE-latte · Latte · German

Latte · rank #9,761 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,761
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landeshauptst…

Nearest frequency peer: Landeshauptstadt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Latte“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Latte“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Latte vs LTE
20% similar
Latte vs Laut
60% similar
Latte vs litt
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Latte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Latteliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landeshauptstadt“ (#9,760), „Lebensweise“ (#9,762), „Kunstwerke“ (#9,759). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Latte“ bei #9,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Latte is neighbouring look-alikes ("LTE", "Laut", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈlatə]. Frequency #9,761 among 2,640 “L” headwords. 7 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Latte, with forms such as "latet", "llatte", and "ltate". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Latte, spelled L-A-T-T-E.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Latte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bretter werden auf die Latten genagelt.
  2. „Über einen Gartenzaun grünten Fliederbüsche, und nicht eine Latte des Zaunes war zerbrochen.“

Synonyms

QuerlatteTorlatteLattenpendlerStänderPhallusErektion

Antonyms

RundholzBalkenLeisteSparrenBrettBohlePlankePfosten

This word in other languages

lath(English)listón(Español)fasquia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • latet
  • llatte
  • ltate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Latte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

latet2llatte1ltate2
Edit distance from "Latte"

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 "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. 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Latte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list