Which to use
“látex” and “latim” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,039
- “látex” frequency rank
- #9,210
- “latim” frequency rank
- 32249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | látex | latim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância líquida, espessa, geralmente leitosa, presente em algumas plantas | 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 |
Letter map: látex vs latim
Shared letters muted; letters that set látex and latim apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. látex and latim follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: látex and latim
látex and latim are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
látex is recorded at frequency rank #23,039, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.tɛks/. latim is at rank #9,210, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32249, this pair ranks #35,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of látex vs latim
Shared letters: lt. Private to "látex": exá. Private to "latim": aim.
"látex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "latim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- latim ← altim · laitm · latimm · latmi · lattim · llatim · ltaim
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "látex" and "latim" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "látex" vs "latim" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "látex" and "latim".
- Full dictionary entry for "látex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "latim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "látex" and "latim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "látex vs latir". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #35,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.