# Latina

> English word · Noun · IPA /ləˈtiːnə/ · frequency rank #17,658

## Definitions
1. A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)

## Etymology
From Spanish latina; see Latino for more.

## Easily confused with
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latina-vs-lina)
- **laying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latina-vs-laying)
- **Latino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latina-vs-latino)
- **Latvia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latina-vs-latvia)
- **Lavinia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latina-vs-lavinia)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lana-vs-latina)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-latina)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-latina)
- **Laing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-latina)
- **Laila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-latina)
- **labia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-latina)
- **Latif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latina)
- **latent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latent-vs-latina)
- **Laguna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laguna-vs-latina)
- **lacing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacing-vs-latina)
- **lasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lasting-vs-latina)

## Common misspellings (8)
`altina`, `laitna`, `latian`, `latinna`, `latnia`, `lattina`, `llatina`, `ltaina`

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