latus

[ˈlaːtuʂ]

/[ˈlaːtuʂ]/ adj

The verdict

“latus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von größerer Ausdehnung in die Breite; breit, weit

Corpus desk

Index DE-latus · latus · German

latus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for latus
PropertyValue
Headwordlatus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaːtuʂ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „latus“ im Deutschen

latussitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

latus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlaːtuʂ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von größerer Ausdehnung in die Breite; breit, weit".

latus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 latus, spelled L-A-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    von größerer Ausdehnung in die Breite; breit, weit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vehiculum in via lata est.
  2. „testes sunt / lati campi quos gerit Africa terra politos“ (Enn. sat. 10–11)

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "latus"?
"latus" is spelled L-A-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːtuʂ].
What does "latus" mean?
As an adjective, "latus" means: von größerer Ausdehnung in die Breite; breit, weit
How do you pronounce "latus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latus" is [ˈlaːtuʂ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list