latitudinal
/lætɪˈtud(ɪ)nəl/adjective
latitudinal is spelled L-A-T-I-T-U-D-I-N-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, latitudinal means “Relating to latitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in latitudinal?
| Letters | 11: L-A-T-I-T-U-D-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is latitudinal?
Latitudinal appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 latitudinal?
- US /lætɪˈtud(ɪ)nəl/
Latitudinal has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-latitudinal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with latitudinal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as latitudinal (/udnəl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: altitudinal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does latitudinal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to latitude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Latitudinal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to latitude:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | latitudinal |
| Spanish | latitudinal |
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 latitudinal come from?
From Latin lātitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).