lata
/ˈla.tɐ/
The verdict
“lata” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,442 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,442
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - folha de ferro laminada e estanhada
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lata |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈla.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,442 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lata” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lata is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈla.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,442 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lata, with forms such as "laat", "latta", and "llata". 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, "lua", "let", "lau", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is lata, spelled L-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1folha de ferro laminada e estanhada
- 2folha-de-flandres
- 3recipiente metálico, feito de lata, aço ou alumínio, utilizado para armazenamento de líquidos e conservas alimentícias
- 4travessa, madeira da armação duma parreira, ripa
- 5trave no barco que forma parte da estrutura principal, e vai de costado a costado
- 6no teto de colmo, cada um dos paus que seguram a cobertura de palha
- 7belga, courela
- 8parte externa do corpo, comumente em referência a região da face, rosto, cara
- 9cara
- 10cara (organismo)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: laat,latta,llata,ltaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lata - 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.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈla.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lua” - see the side-by-side comparison. lata vs lua
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.