latrine

Name: latrine, English Word Data
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/ləˈtɹiːn/

//ləˈtɹiːn// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“latrine” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,446 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,446
frequency rank, English: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.

Key facts for latrine
Property	Value
Headword	latrine
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ləˈtɹiːn/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#52,446
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “latrine” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). latrine lands here:

#52,446

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for latrine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ləˈtɹiːn/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,446 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

latrine has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna. The correct English form is latrine, spelled L-A-T-R-I-N-E.

Definition

1
An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
2
Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.
3
A chamber pot.

Etymology

From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna.

Synonyms

privy toilet bathroomand Thesaurus:chamber pot

This word in other languages

letrina(Español)latrine(Français)Latrine(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "latrine"?

"latrine" is spelled L-A-T-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ləˈtɹiːn/.

What does "latrine" mean?

As a noun, "latrine" means: An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.

How do you pronounce "latrine"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latrine" is /ləˈtɹiːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "latrine"?

From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “latrine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is L-A-T-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ləˈtɹiːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.