dar la lata
[ˈd̪aɾ la ˈlat̪a]
The verdict
“dar la lata” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cansar a alguien; molestar con algo monótono o aburrido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dar-la-lata · dar la lata · Spanish
dar la lata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dar la lata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪aɾ la ˈlat̪a] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dar la lata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dar la lata is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪aɾ la ˈlat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cansar a alguien; molestar con algo monótono o aburrido.".
dar la lata doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is dar la lata, spelled D-A-R- -L-A- -L-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Cansar a alguien; molestar con algo monótono o aburrido.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dar la lata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los niños me dan mucho la lata.
Podría estar días y días hablando de las flores y de los cuidados exquisitos que requieren, de las amarguras que cuesta un fracaso cien veces repetido; pero no quiero dar la lata….
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.