latest

/ˈleɪ.tɪst/

//ˈleɪ.tɪst// adj

The verdict

“latest” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,572 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,572
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Último.

Key facts for latest
PropertyValue
Headwordlatest
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈleɪ.tɪst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,572
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “latest” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). latest lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

latest is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,572 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈleɪ.tɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Último.".

latest doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is latest, spelled L-A-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Último.

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 "latest"?
"latest" is spelled L-A-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.tɪst/.
What does "latest" mean?
As an adjective, "latest" means: Último.
How do you pronounce "latest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latest" is /ˈleɪ.tɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latest" come from?
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Using “latest”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-T-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈleɪ.tɪst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list