latim

noun

The verdict

“latim” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,210 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,210
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - língua indo-europeia falada no Lácio, região central da Itália, e que, com o maior poder de Roma e com o Império Romano, foi introduzida nos países conquistados, onde se instalou; do latim resultam...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

latim vs lim
60% similar
latim vs lato
60% similar
latim vs Latin
60% similar

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

Key facts for latim
PropertyValue
Headwordlatim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,210
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “latim” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). latim lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for latim is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #9,210 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for latim, with forms such as "altim", "laitm", and "latimm". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "lim", "lato", "Latin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is latim, spelled L-A-T-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    língua indo-europeia falada no Lácio, região central da Itália, e que, com o maior poder de Roma e com o Império Romano, foi introduzida nos países conquistados, onde se instalou; do latim resultam as atuais línguas românicas ou neolatinas
  2. 2
    discurso, assunto, coisa difícil de entender
  3. 3
    discurso, conversa, argumento com o qual se tenta convencer alguém

Synonyms

gregochinês

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: altim,laitm,latimm,latmi,lattim,llatim,ltaim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

altim2laitm2latimm1latmi2lattim1llatim1ltaim2
Edit distance from "latim"

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 "latim"?
"latim" is spelled L-A-T-I-M.
What does "latim" mean?
As a noun, "latim" means: língua indo-europeia falada no Lácio, região central da Itália, e que, com o maior poder de Roma e com o Império Romano, foi introduzida nos países conquistados, onde se instalou; do latim resultam...
What words are commonly confused with "latim"?
"latim" is commonly confused with "lim", "lato", "Latin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "latim" come from?
"latim" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “latim”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-T-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “lim” - see the side-by-side comparison. latim vs lim
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list