Latham

/ˈleɪ.θəm/

//ˈleɪ.θəm// name

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"latham" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Latham” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,900
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Old Norse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-latham · Latham · English

Latham · rank #27,900 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,900
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Larsson

Nearest frequency peer: Larsson (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Latham”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Latham” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Latham vs lathe
50% similar
Latham vs lethal
50% similar
Latham vs lather
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Latham
PropertyValue
HeadwordLatham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈleɪ.θəm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,900
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Latham”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Lathamlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Larsson” (#27,899), “Lampard” (#27,898), “Leinster” (#27,902). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Latham” is #27,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Latham (IPA /ˈleɪ.θəm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,900 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Latham, with forms such as "altham", "lahtam", and "latahm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lathe", "lethal", "lather", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”). The correct English form is Latham, spelled L-A-T-H-A-M.

Definition

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    A surname from Old Norse.
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Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • altham
  • lahtam
  • latahm
  • lathamm
  • lathham
  • lathma
  • lattham
  • llatham
  • ltaham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Latham - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

altham2lahtam2latahm2lathamm1lathham1lathma2lattham1llatham1
Edit distance from "Latham"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Latham"?
"Latham" is spelled L-A-T-H-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.θəm/.
What does "Latham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Latham" means: A surname from Old Norse.
What words are commonly confused with "Latham"?
"Latham" is commonly confused with "lathe", "lethal", "lather". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Latham"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Latham" is /ˈleɪ.θəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Latham"?
Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Latham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hebron#27,868Hamish#27,865nested#27,942gallop#27,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list