# lattice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæt.ɪs/ · frequency rank #18,118

## Definitions
1. A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
2. A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
3. A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
4. A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
5. In 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.
6. In 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.
7. In 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.
8. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Lottie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lattice-vs-lottie)
- **lettuce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lattice-vs-lettuce)
- **latte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lattice)
- **lactic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lactic-vs-lattice)

## Common misspellings (8)
`alttice`, `latice`, `latitce`, `lattcie`, `latticce`, `lattiec`, `llattice`, `ltatice`

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