latitat
/ˈlætɪtæt/
"latitat" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“latitat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.
Corpus desk
Index EN-latitat · latitat · English
latitat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | latitat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlætɪtæt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “latitat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
latitat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlætɪtæt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for latitat, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin, meaning "he lies hidden", from latito. The correct English form is latitat, spelled L-A-T-I-T-A-T.
Definition
- 1A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.
- 2A lawyer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how latitat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This bill of Middlesex must be served on the defendant by the sheriff, if he finds him in that county; but , if he returns “non est inventus" then there issues out a writ of latitat to the sheriff of another county
Etymology
Latin, meaning "he lies hidden", from latito.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.