# latitude

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · frequency rank #13,555

## Definitions
1. The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
2. An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
3. The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
4. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
5. The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
6. Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.

## Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Possibly related with lateral, though this is uncertain.

## Common misspellings (10)
`laittude`, `latitdue`, `latittude`, `latitudde`, `latitued`, `latiutde`, `lattitude`, `lattiude`, `llatitude`, `ltaitude`

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