latke
/ˈlɑːt.ki/noun
latke is spelled L-A-T-K-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, latke means “A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of latke is latkes.
How many letters and syllables are in latke?
| Letters | 5: L-A-T-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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; 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 latke?
Latke appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 latke?
- /ˈlɑːt.ki/
- /ˈlɑːt.kə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-latke.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with latke?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as latke.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ketal.
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).
Forms of latke
- latkes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does latke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does latke come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), from either Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) or Ukrainian оладка (oladka, “pancake, fritter”). In Polish łatka (“patch”) or placek, placki (“fritter, fritters”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).