Latakia
[laˈt̪akja]
The verdict
“Latakia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,059 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,059
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Siria, capital del distrito homónimo en la costa del Mar Mediterráneo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-latakia · Latakia · Spanish
Latakia · rank #90,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,059
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH lascivia
Nearest frequency peer: lascivia (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Latakia”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- kriptonita
kriptonita
9,949 corpus weight
- Kuban
Kuban
9,947 corpus weight
- lascivia
lascivia
9,943 corpus weight
- Latakia
Latakia
9,942 corpus weight
- lavador
lavador
9,940 corpus weight
- Lebu
Lebu
9,939 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Latakia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Latakia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [laˈt̪akja] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Latakia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Latakia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,059 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [laˈt̪akja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Siria, capital del distrito homónimo en la costa del Mar Mediterráneo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Latakia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Latakia, spelled L-A-T-A-K-I-A.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Siria, capital del distrito homónimo en la costa del Mar Mediterráneo.
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.
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