# Latin

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlæt.ɪn/ · frequency rank #3,111

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
2. Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
3. Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
4. Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
5. Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
6. Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
7. Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

## Etymology
From Middle English Latyn, Latyne, Latin, from Old French latin, latyn, from Latin latīnus, from Latium (“the region around Rome”) + -īnus (adjective suffix). Displaced or merged with Old English Lǣden. Doublet of Ladin and Ladino.

## Easily confused with
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lin)
- **lawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lawn)
- **loin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-loin)
- **login** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-login)
- **Lenin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lenin)
- **levin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-levin)
- **latte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-latte)
- **Lovin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lovin)
- **livin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-livin)
- **Luton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-luton)
- **lupin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lupin)
- **Lazio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lazio)
- **Lewin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lewin)
- **laying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-laying)
- **Latino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-latino)
- **lotion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lotion)
- **Latvia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-latvia)
- **Latina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-latina)
- **Lawton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lawton)
- **Layton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-layton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`altin`, `laitn`, `latinn`, `latni`, `lattin`, `llatin`, `ltain`

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