latrate
/læˈtreɪt/
"latrate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“latrate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - To bark; to make doglike noises.
Corpus desk
Index EN-latrate · latrate · English
latrate · 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 | latrate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /læˈtreɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “latrate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
latrate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /læˈtreɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To bark; to make doglike noises.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for latrate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lātrātus, perfect passive participle of lātrō (“to bark”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Spanish ladrar (“to bark”). Originally seemingly attested as a ghost word. The correct English form is latrate, spelled L-A-T-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To bark; to make doglike noises.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how latrate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Latrate, to barke like a dog.
I once saw a big dog plunging out furiously at a passing car, and, as I watched him, his gait looked peculiar. The reason for this eccentricity became clear when he returned from his latrating orgy: he had only three legs.
Etymology
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lātrātus, perfect passive participle of lātrō (“to bark”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Spanish ladrar (“to bark”). Originally seemingly attested as a ghost word.
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.