latte
/ˈlɑ.teɪ/noun
latte is spelled L-A-T-T-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, latte means “A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of latte is lattes.
How many letters and syllables are in latte?
| Letters | 5: L-A-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 latte?
Latte appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 latte?
- UK /ˈlɑː.teɪ/
- US /ˈlɑ.teɪ/
- /laˈteɪ/
As a noun (“A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the…”): /ˈlæ.ti/.
Latte has 2 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-latte.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-latte2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with latte?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as latte from its last stressed vowel (/ɑteɪ/):
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 latte
- lattes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does latte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- 2
A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).
matcha latte
- 3
informalAffluent leftism.
latte liberal
- 4
A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Latte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense caffè latte:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | café au lait |
| German | Milchkaffee, Café au Lait, Caffè Latte |
| Portuguese | latte |
| Spanish | latte |
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 latte come from?
Ellipsis of caffè latte, from Italian caffellatte, ultimately from Latin lac, lactis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).