latter

Other forms of latter

plural

latters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about latter

What does latter mean?

latter means "the second of two or the second mentioned of two". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in latter?

latter has 2 syllables: lat-ter. The stress falls on "lat". In IPA it is /ˈlætɚ/.

What is the opposite of latter?

The recorded antonyms are former, former.

Is latter a common word?

latter is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.