Lattimore
"lattimore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lattimore” is uncommon English (frequency #62,269 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,269
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lattimore · Lattimore · English
Lattimore · rank #62,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,269
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Languedoc
Nearest frequency peer: Languedoc (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Lattimore”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Lafarge
Lafarge
37,736 corpus weight
- Lahm
Lahm
37,735 corpus weight
- Languedoc
Languedoc
37,733 corpus weight
- Lattimore
Lattimore
37,732 corpus weight
- Lesbos
Lesbos
37,729 corpus weight
- lessor
lessor
37,728 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lattimore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lattimore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lattimore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lattimore is uncommon English at frequency #62,269 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lattimore, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Vulgar Latin *latimarus (“translator, interpreter”), from Latin lătīnārius (“interpreter; Latinophone”). The correct English form is Lattimore, spelled L-A-T-T-I-M-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *latimarus (“translator, interpreter”), from Latin lătīnārius (“interpreter; Latinophone”).
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).