latah
/ˈlɑːtə/noun
latah is spelled L-A-T-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, latah means “A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of latah is latahs.
How many letters and syllables are in latah?
| Letters | 5: L-A-T-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is latah?
Latah appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce latah?
- UK /ˈlɑːtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-latah.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with latah?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as latah from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of latah
- latahs plural
- lata
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does latah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does latah come from?
From Malay latah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).