English → Latin
“frequency” in Latin
frequēnscrowded, crammed, packed; filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous; frequent, repeatedcrēbritāsthickness, closeness, frequencycelebritāscrowd, multitude; celebration; fame, renown, celebritylitteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistleofficiumduty, service, office; obligation, an obligatory service, visit, or gesture; kindness, favor, courtesyiūdiciumjudgment, decision; opinion; trial
The English word frequency itself goes back to Latin frequēns, through frequentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
frequency
frequentia (rare, except in the meaning of “a numerous assembly,” and therefore to be used with caution; e.g., as to the frequency of your letters, I make no complaint on that score, de frequentia litterarum te nihil accuso): crebritas (e.g., litterarum, officiorum, Cic.): celebritas or multitudo et celebritas (e.g., judiciorum, Cic.; celebritas periculorum, Tac.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for frequency?
- The usual Latin words for “frequency” are frequēns, crēbritās, celebritās; also littera, officium, iūdicium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.