lattice
/ˈlæt.ɪs/
"lattice" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lattice” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #18,118 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,118
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lattice |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæt.ɪs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lattice” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lattice is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlæt.ɪs/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,118 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lattice, with forms such as "alttice", "latice", and "latitce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lottie", "lettuce", "latte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis (“lathing”), from Old French lattis, from latte (“a lath”), from Frankish *lattā, *lattu (“a lath”), from Proto-Germanic *lattǭ, *lattō, *laþþō (“board; plank; ledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn-,… The correct English form is lattice, spelled L-A-T-T-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
- 2A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
- 3A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
- 4A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
- 5In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.
- 6In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.
- 7In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.
- 8A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
Etymology
From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis (“lathing”), from Old French lattis, from latte (“a lath”), from Frankish *lattā, *lattu (“a lath”), from Proto-Germanic *lattǭ, *lattō, *laþþō (“board; plank; ledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn-, *(s)lat- (“beam; log”). Cognate with Old High German latta (“lath”), (German Latte), Old English lætt (“lath”), Middle Low German lāde (“plank, counter, sales counter”), German Laden (“shop”). More at lath.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alttice,latice,latitce,lattcie,latticce,lattiec,llattice,ltatice
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lattice - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “lattice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-T-T-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlæt.ɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lottie” - see the side-by-side comparison. lattice vs Lottie
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.