latía

[laˈt̪ia]

/[laˈt̪ia]/ verb

The verdict

“latía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,020 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,020
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de latir.

Key facts for latía
PropertyValue
Headwordlatía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[laˈt̪ia]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “latía” 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). latía lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

latía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,020 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [laˈt̪ia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for latía, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is latía, spelled L-A-T-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de latir.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de latir.

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 "latía"?
"latía" is spelled L-A-T-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈt̪ia].
What does "latía" mean?
As a verb, "latía" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de latir.
How do you pronounce "latía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latía" is [laˈt̪ia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latía" come from?
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Using “latía”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-T-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [laˈt̪ia] (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