latin

\la.tɛ̃\

/\la.tɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“latin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,771
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est originaire ou se rapporte aux Latins, les habitants du Latium.

Corpus desk

Index FR-latin · latin · French

latin · rank #3,771 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,771
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH kg

Nearest frequency peer: kg (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « latin »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « latin » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

latin vs lin
60% similar
latin vs loin
60% similar
latin vs loti
60% similar

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

Key facts for latin
PropertyValue
Headwordlatin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\la.tɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,771
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « latin »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).latinse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kg » (#3,770), « limitée » (#3,772), « Kevin » (#3,769). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « latin » est au #3,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around latin (IPA \la.tɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,771 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for latin, with forms such as "altin", "laitn", and "latinn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lin", "loin", "loti", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is latin, spelled L-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est originaire ou se rapporte aux Latins, les habitants du Latium.
  2. 2
    Romain, relatif à l’empire romain.
  3. 3
    Relatif au latin, la langue.
  4. 4
    Qui s’exprime dans cette langue.
  5. 5
    Relatif à l’Église catholique romaine.
  6. 6
    Qui a certaines caractéristiques des habitants du Latium, des anciens Romains et, par extension, des peuples qu’ils ont longtemps et durablement colonisés et influencés.
  7. 7
    Qui a pour origine la langue latine, qui à l’origine parlait le latin.
  8. 8
    Espagnol, portugais et italien par opposition à anglo-saxon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La mythologie latine.
  2. Le droit latin.

This word in other languages

Latin(English)latino(Español)lateinisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • altin
  • laitn
  • latinn
  • latni
  • lattin
  • llatin
  • ltain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of latin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

altin2laitn2latinn1latni2lattin1llatin1ltain2
Edit distance from "latin"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "latin"?
"latin" is spelled L-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \la.tɛ̃\.
What does "latin" mean?
As an adjective, "latin" means: Qui est originaire ou se rapporte aux Latins, les habitants du Latium.
What words are commonly confused with "latin"?
"latin" is commonly confused with "lin", "loin", "loti". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "latin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latin" is \la.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latin" come from?
"latin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kevin#3,769julie#3,767Mario#3,776plate#3,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mettez7 variantssouffre7 variantsverte7 variantsgamin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list