latim

noun

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The verdict

“latim” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,210
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index PT-latim · latim · Portuguese

latim · rank #9,210 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jamaica

Nearest frequency peer: Jamaica (-2 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 “latim”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “latim” 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).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “latim”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Jamaica” (#9,208), “irregular” (#9,206), “instabilidade” (#9,204). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “latim” fica em #9,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around latim, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,210 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As missas em latim, chamadas tridentinas, voltam a ser celebradas hoje.
  2. Isto, para mim, é latim!

Synonyms

gregochinês

This word in other languages

Latin(English)latín(Español)latin(Français)Latein(Deutsch)

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.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

madre#9,219fecho#9,190pilha#9,233copos#9,166

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

skate7 variantssummer7 variantssurto7 variantsvocal7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list