lata

[ˈlat̪a]

/[ˈlat̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“lata” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,746) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,746
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envase hecho de hojalata, con su contenido o sin él.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lata · lata · Spanish

lata · rank #7,746 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,746
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH karma

Nearest frequency peer: karma (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “lata”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “lata” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lata vs lea
50% similar
lata vs law
50% similar
lata vs let
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lata
PropertyValue
Headwordlata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlat̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,746
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “lata”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).latacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “karma” (#7,745), “liberado” (#7,747), “Lobos” (#7,748). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lata” va en #7,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lata is neighbouring look-alikes ("lea", "law", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈlat̪a]. Frequency #7,746 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lata, with forms such as "laat", "latta", and "llata". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lea", "law", "let", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lata, spelled L-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envase hecho de hojalata, con su contenido o sin él.
  2. 2
    Hojalata.
  3. 3
    Tabla delgada sobre la cual se aseguran las tejas.
  4. 4
    Discurso o conversación fastidiosa, y en general, todo lo que causa hastío y disgusto a alguien.
  5. 5
    Vehículo viejo.
  6. 6
    Cosa monótona, aburrida, sin interés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una lata de atún.

Synonyms

tarrocascajo

This word in other languages

can(English)boîte de conserve(Français)Büchse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • laat
  • latta
  • llata
  • ltaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lata - 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.

laat2latta1llata1ltaa2
Edit distance from "lata"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lata"?
"lata" is spelled L-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlat̪a].
What does "lata" mean?
As a noun, "lata" means: Envase hecho de hojalata, con su contenido o sin él.
What words are commonly confused with "lata"?
"lata" is commonly confused with "lea", "law", "let". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lata" is [ˈlat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lata" come from?
"lata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lata", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mero#7,756sofá#7,788soto#7,789date#7,701

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list