# Latif

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,233

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Latifa.

## Etymology
From Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf).

## Easily confused with
- **LIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-lif)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latin)
- **latte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latte)
- **Lazio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-lazio)
- **Latino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latino)
- **Latvia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latvia)
- **Latina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latina)
- **lai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lai-vs-latif)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lat-vs-latif)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-latif)
- **laid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laid-vs-latif)
- **lair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-latif)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-latif)
- **lagi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagi-vs-latif)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/later-vs-latif)
- **latex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latex-vs-latif)
- **latch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latch-vs-latif)
- **lathe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lathe-vs-latif)
- **lapis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-latif)
- **labia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-latif)

## Common misspellings (7)
`altif`, `laitf`, `latfi`, `latiff`, `lattif`, `llatif`, `ltaif`

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