latissimus
noun
latissimus is spelled L-A-T-I-S-S-I-M-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, latissimus means “Ellipsis of latissimus dorsi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of latissimus is latissimi.
How many letters and syllables are in latissimus?
| Letters | 10: L-A-T-I-S-S-I-M-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 latissimus?
Latissimus appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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).
Forms of latissimus
- latissimi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does latissimus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of latissimus dorsi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does latissimus come from?
Borrowed from Latin lātissimus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).