lateen
/læˈtiːn/noun
lateen is spelled L-A-T-E-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lateen means “A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lateen is lateens.
How many letters and syllables are in lateen?
| Letters | 6: L-A-T-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 lateen?
Lateen appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 lateen?
- UK /ləˈtiːn/
- US /læˈtiːn/
- US /ləˈtin/
Lateen has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lateen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lateen?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lateen from its last stressed vowel (/in/):
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 lateen
- lateens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lateen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lateen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sail:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voile latine |
| German | Lateinersegel |
| Portuguese | vela latina, latina |
| Spanish | vela latina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lateen come from?
From French latine (“Latin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).