# latter

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #2,686

## Definitions
1. Relating to or being the second of two items.
2. Near (or nearer) to the end.
3. In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

## Etymology
From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest.

## Easily confused with
- **layer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-layer)
- **liter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-liter)
- **lotte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lotte)
- **lazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lazer)
- **laver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-laver)
- **letter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-letter)
- **lawyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lawyer)
- **Luther** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-luther)
- **litter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-litter)
- **Lester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lester)
- **lister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lister)
- **luster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-luster)
- **Lawler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lawler)
- **lauder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lauder)
- **lifter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lifter)
- **letters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-letters)
- **leather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-leather)
- **lottery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-lottery)
- **latterly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latter-vs-latterly)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-latter)

## Common misspellings (6)
`altter`, `latetr`, `latterr`, `lattre`, `llatter`, `ltater`

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