latitud

/[lat̪iˈt̪uð̞]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,635

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

latitud is aSpanishnoun. It means: Dimensión menor de las dos principales (frontales) de las cosas o figuras planas, con respecto a la mayor o longitud. Pronounced [lat̪iˈt̪uð̞]. Often confused with lentitud and latitudes.

Key facts for latitud
PropertyValue
Headwordlatitud
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lat̪iˈt̪uð̞]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,635
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of latitud in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for latitud is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lat̪iˈt̪uð̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,635 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for latitud, with forms such as "laittud", "latitdu", and "latittud". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "lentitud", "latitudes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is latitud, spelled L-A-T-I-T-U-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dimensión menor de las dos principales (frontales) de las cosas o figuras planas, con respecto a la mayor o longitud.
  2. 2
    Distancia angular, medida sobre un meridiano, entre la línea ecuatorial y el paralelo de una localidad terrestre (o de cualquier otro planeta). Se mide en grados sexagesimales.
  3. 3
    Distancia, medida en grados sexagesimales, entre la eclíptica y cualquier punto considerado en la esfera celeste hacia uno de los polos.
  4. 4
    Extensión, tanto en anchura como en longitud, de un distrito, provincia o reino.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: laittud,latitdu,latittud,latitudd,latiutd,lattitud,lattiud,llatitud,ltaitud

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for latitud

Misspelling Variants of "latitud"

laittud7latitdu7latittud8latitudd8latiutd7lattitud8lattiud7llatitud8
Misspelling Variants of "latitud"

Frequency rank: #14,635 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "latitud"?
"latitud" is spelled L-A-T-I-T-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is [lat̪iˈt̪uð̞].
What does "latitud" mean?
As a noun, "latitud" means: Dimensión menor de las dos principales (frontales) de las cosas o figuras planas, con respecto a la mayor o longitud.
What words are commonly confused with "latitud"?
"latitud" is commonly confused with "lentitud", "latitudes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "latitud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latitud" is [lat̪iˈt̪uð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latitud" come from?
"latitud" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.