LaTeX
[laˈt̪eks]
The verdict
“LaTeX” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,018 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,018
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Es un lenguaje de marcado para documentos, y un sistema de preparación de documentos, formado por un gran conjunto de macros de TeX.
Corpus desk
Index ES-latex · LaTeX · Spanish
LaTeX · rank #55,018 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,018
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH lando
Nearest frequency peer: lando (-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 “LaTeX”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- labour
labour
44,988 corpus weight
- lando
lando
44,984 corpus weight
- LaTeX
LaTeX
44,983 corpus weight
- latifundios
latifundios
44,982 corpus weight
- latía
latía
44,981 corpus weight
- lavabos
lavabos
44,980 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “LaTeX” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | LaTeX |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [laˈt̪eks] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,018 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “LaTeX” en español
Rare enough to double-check
LaTeX is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,018 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [laˈt̪eks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Es un lenguaje de marcado para documentos, y un sistema de preparación de documentos, formado por un gran conjunto de macros de TeX.".
LaTeX doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is LaTeX, spelled L-A-T-E-X.
Definition
- 1Es un lenguaje de marcado para documentos, y un sistema de preparación de documentos, formado por un gran conjunto de macros de TeX.
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); 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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