latente

adj

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The verdict

“latente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,031
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não se observa, que está oculto, encoberto, invisível

Corpus desk

Index PT-latente · latente · Portuguese

latente · rank #23,031 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,031
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH judaico

Nearest frequency peer: judaico (-6 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “latente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “latente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

latente vs lente
71% similar
latente vs laxante
71% similar
latente vs lamento
71% similar

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

Key facts for latente
PropertyValue
Headwordlatente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,031
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “latente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).latentecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “judaico” (#23,025), “látex” (#23,039), “malvado” (#23,040). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “latente” fica em #23,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around latente, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,031 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for latente, with forms such as "altente", "laetnte", and "latenet". 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, "lente", "laxante", "lamento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is latente, spelled L-A-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não se observa, que está oculto, encoberto, invisível
  2. 2
    que não está manifestado; dormente, reprimido
  3. 3
    não manifesto, potencial, incubado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. vírus latente

Antonyms

visívelconspícuo

This word in other languages

latent(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • altente
  • laetnte
  • latenet
  • latennte
  • latentte
  • latetne
  • latnete
  • lattente
  • llatente
  • ltaente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

altente2laetnte2latenet2latennte1latentte1latetne2latnete2lattente1
Edit distance from "latente"

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 "latente"?
"latente" is spelled L-A-T-E-N-T-E.
What does "latente" mean?
As an adjective, "latente" means: que não se observa, que está oculto, encoberto, invisível
What words are commonly confused with "latente"?
"latente" is commonly confused with "lente", "laxante", "lamento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "latente" come from?
"latente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

judaico#23,025malvado#23,040hipnose#23,003heresia#23,002

Similar misspelling depth

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

girassol10 variantsgateway10 variantspaladar10 variantsfalhado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list