# latch vs late

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### latch
*verb · IPA /læt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #18,605*
To close or lock as if with a latch.

### late
*adjective · IPA /leɪt/ · frequency rank #456*
Near the end of a period of time.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latch-vs-late