# latest

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈleɪ.tɪst/ · frequency rank #1,275

## Definitions
1. superlative form of late: most late
2. Last, final.
3. Most recent.

## Etymology
From Middle English lateste, from Old English latost, latest, lætest, superlative of læt, whence English late.

## Easily confused with
- **lest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latest-vs-lest)
- **latex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latest-vs-latex)
- **lowest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latest-vs-lowest)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/last-vs-latest)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-latest)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/later-vs-latest)
- **lakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lakes-vs-latest)
- **lanes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-latest)
- **laces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laces-vs-latest)
- **lately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lately-vs-latest)
- **latent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latent-vs-latest)
- **lament** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lament-vs-latest)
- **largest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/largest-vs-latest)

## Common misspellings (9)
`altest`, `laetst`, `latesst`, `latestt`, `latets`, `latset`, `lattest`, `llatest`, `ltaest`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/latest