Latinx
La·ti·nx/ləˈtin.ɛks/adjective, noun
Latinx is spelled L-A-T-I-N-X: 6 letters and 3 syllables (La·ti·nx). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Latinx means “Of Latin American descent or origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Latinx?
| Letters | 6: L-A-T-I-N-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: La·ti·nx |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Latinx?
Latinx appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Latinx?
- UK /ləˈtiːn.ɛks/
- US /ləˈtin.ɛks/
- US /læ-/
Latinx has 3 syllables, split La·ti·nx in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-RajanD100-Latinx.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Latinx
- Latinxs plural
- Latinxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Latinx mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USOf Latin American descent or origin.
(which see for more)
noun
- 1
USA Latin person (of any gender); a Latino or Latina.
(which see for more)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Latinx in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Latinx come from?
The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o. Reinforced by United States Spanish latinx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).