latina

[laˈt̪ina]

/[laˈt̪ina]/ adj

The verdict

“latina” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,736
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de latino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-latina · latina · Spanish

latina · rank #1,736 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,736
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH jaja

Nearest frequency peer: jaja (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “latina”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “latina” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

latina vs Lina
50% similar
latina vs latir
67% similar
latina vs latón
67% similar

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

Key facts for latina
PropertyValue
Headwordlatina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[laˈt̪ina]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,736
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “latina”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.latinacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “jaja” (#1,735), “llegan” (#1,737), “India” (#1,734). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “latina” va en #1,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around latina (IPA [laˈt̪ina]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,736 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de latino.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for latina, with forms such as "altina", "laitna", and "latian". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Lina", "latir", "latón", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is latina, spelled L-A-T-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de latino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • altina
  • laitna
  • latian
  • latinna
  • latnia
  • lattina
  • llatina
  • ltaina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of latina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

altina2laitna2latian2latinna1latnia2lattina1llatina1ltaina2
Edit distance from "latina"

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 "latina"?
"latina" is spelled L-A-T-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈt̪ina].
What does "latina" mean?
As an adjective, "latina" means: Forma del femenino de latino.
What words are commonly confused with "latina"?
"latina" is commonly confused with "Lina", "latir", "latón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "latina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latina" is [laˈt̪ina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latina" come from?
"latina" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list