latter

\la.te\

/\la.te\/ verb

The verdict

“latter” is uncommon French (frequency #75,836 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,836
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garnir de lattes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-latter · latter · French

latter · rank #75,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,836
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lauer

Nearest frequency peer: Lauer (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « latter »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « latter » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for latter
PropertyValue
Headwordlatter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\la.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « latter » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lattertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Lauer » (#75,837), « lancinant » (#75,834), « lazer » (#75,838). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « latter » est au #75,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

latter is uncommon French at frequency #75,836 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \la.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for latter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is latter, spelled L-A-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garnir de lattes.
  2. 2
    Donner de violents coups de pied.
  3. 3
    Taper (emprunter).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le comble de cette maison est posé, il ne reste plus qu’à le latter.
  2. Il faut latter et contre-latter cette cloison.

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); 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 "latter"?
"latter" is spelled L-A-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \la.te\.
What does "latter" mean?
As a verb, "latter" means: Garnir de lattes.
How do you pronounce "latter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "latter" is \la.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "latter" come from?
"latter" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list