latitude

\la.ti.tyd\

/\la.ti.tyd\/ noun

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The verdict

“latitude” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,185
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étendue, extension, largeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-latitude · latitude · French

latitude · rank #12,185 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,185
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH law

Nearest frequency peer: law (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “latitude”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “latitude” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

latitude vs latitudes
89% similar
latitude vs laitue
75% similar
latitude vs lassitude
78% similar

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

Key facts for latitude
PropertyValue
Headwordlatitude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.ti.tyd\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,185
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “latitude” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.latitudese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « law » (#12,186), « kid » (#12,183), « lisent » (#12,187). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around latitude (IPA \la.ti.tyd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,185 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for latitude, with forms such as "laittude", "latitdue", and "latittude". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "latitudes", "laitue", "lassitude", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is latitude, spelled L-A-T-I-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étendue, extension, largeur.
  2. 2
    Distance d’un lieu à l’équateur mesurée en degrés sur le méridien → voir parallèle.
  3. 3
    Différentes régions soumises à telle ou telle température par suite de leur éloignement plus ou moins grand de l’équateur.
  4. 4
    Angle que fait, avec un plan parallèle à l’écliptique, la ligne droite qui passe par un astre et par un centre donné sur ce plan.
  5. 5
    Liberté d’agir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce principe peut avoir une grande latitude.
  2. Donner trop de latitude à une proposition, à l’application d’un principe.

This word in other languages

latitude(English)latitud(Español)Breite(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • laittude
  • latitdue
  • latittude
  • latitudde
  • latitued
  • latiutde
  • lattitude
  • lattiude
  • llatitude
  • ltaitude

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of latitude - 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.

laittude2latitdue2latittude1latitudde1latitued2latiutde2lattitude1lattiude2
Edit distance from "latitude"

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 "latitude"?
"latitude" is spelled L-A-T-I-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ti.tyd\.
What does "latitude" mean?
As a noun, "latitude" means: Étendue, extension, largeur.
What words are commonly confused with "latitude"?
"latitude" is commonly confused with "latitudes", "laitue", "lassitude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "latitude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latitude" is \la.ti.tyd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latitude" come from?
"latitude" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maternel#12,197forfaits#12,161oublient#12,209parasite#12,211

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mercier10 variantsGarnier10 variantsfourmis10 variantscoloris10 variants

What to do next

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  • "latitude" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "latitudes". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,185 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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