# latte

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɑː.teɪ/ · frequency rank #19,633

## Definitions
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).
3. Affluent leftism.

## Etymology
Ellipsis of caffè latte, from Italian caffellatte, ultimately from Latin lac, lactis.

## Easily confused with
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lite)
- **Lott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lott)
- **lute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lute)
- **litre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-litre)
- **lotto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lotto)
- **lotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lotta)
- **Laude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-laude)
- **lotte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lotte)
- **Leyte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-leyte)
- **Layne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-layne)
- **little** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-little)
- **letter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-letter)
- **latter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-latter)
- **litter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-litter)
- **loathe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-loathe)
- **Lottie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lottie)
- **lattice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lattice)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lat-vs-latte)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/last-vs-latte)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-latte)

## Common misspellings (4)
`altte`, `latet`, `llatte`, `ltate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/latte