lata

/ˈla.tɐ/

//ˈla.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“lata” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #6,442) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#6,442
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - folha de ferro laminada e estanhada

Corpus desk

Index PT-lata · lata · Portuguese

lata · rank #6,442 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,442
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH largura

Nearest frequency peer: largura (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “lata”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “lata” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

lata vs lua
50% similar
lata vs let
50% similar
lata vs lau
50% similar

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

Key facts for lata
PropertyValue
Headwordlata
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈla.tɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,442
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “lata”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.latacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “largura” (#6,441), “largar” (#6,440), “light” (#6,444). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lata” fica em #6,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lata is neighbouring look-alikes ("lua", "let", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈla.tɐ/. Frequency #6,442 among 581 “L” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  1. 1
    folha de ferro laminada e estanhada
  2. 2
    folha-de-flandres
  3. 3
    recipiente metálico, feito de lata, aço ou alumínio, utilizado para armazenamento de líquidos e conservas alimentícias
  4. 4
    travessa, madeira da armação duma parreira, ripa
  5. 5
    trave no barco que forma parte da estrutura principal, e vai de costado a costado
  6. 6
    no teto de colmo, cada um dos paus que seguram a cobertura de palha
  7. 7
    belga, courela
  8. 8
    parte externa do corpo, comumente em referência a região da face, rosto, cara
  9. 9
    cara
  10. 10
    cara (organismo)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O estúdio de tatuagem tinha uma parede feita inteiramente de lata.
  2. O artista estava fazendo uma escultura de metal com uma lata.

Synonyms

cara

This word in other languages

tin(English)lata(Español)fer-blanc(Français)Dose(Deutsch)

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.

laat2latta1llata1ltaa2
Edit distance from "lata"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lata"?
"lata" is spelled L-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈla.tɐ/.
What does "lata" mean?
As a noun, "lata" means: folha de ferro laminada e estanhada
What words are commonly confused with "lata"?
"lata" is commonly confused with "lua", "let", "lau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lata" is /ˈla.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lata" come from?
"lata" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hall#6,428vier#6,487ante#6,501abri#6,362

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list