latifundium

\la.ti.fœ̃.djɔm\

/\la.ti.fœ̃.djɔm\/ noun

The verdict

“latifundium” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grande propriété chez les Romains et dans le monde méditerranéen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-latifundium · latifundium · French

latifundium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for latifundium
PropertyValue
Headwordlatifundium
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.ti.fœ̃.djɔm\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « latifundium » en français

latifundiumreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

latifundium is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.ti.fœ̃.djɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

latifundium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is latifundium, spelled L-A-T-I-F-U-N-D-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grande propriété chez les Romains et dans le monde méditerranéen.
  2. 2
    Exploitation agricole pratiquant l’agriculture extensive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how latifundium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nous sommes au moment où commencent à se former ces vastes domaines, ces latifundia dont Pline a dit, dans une phrase célèbre, qu’ils ont perdu l’Italie.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "latifundium"?
"latifundium" is spelled L-A-T-I-F-U-N-D-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ti.fœ̃.djɔm\.
What does "latifundium" mean?
As a noun, "latifundium" means: Grande propriété chez les Romains et dans le monde méditerranéen.
How do you pronounce "latifundium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latifundium" is \la.ti.fœ̃.djɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list