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Computer Literate Pronunciation
Computer Literate is pronounced kuhm-PYOO-ter-LI-ter-uht, IPA /kəmˈpjutɝ ˈlɪtɝət/.
kuhm-PYOO-ter-LI-ter-uht
US /kəmˈpjutɝ ˈlɪtɝət/ · UK /kəmˈpjuːtə ˈlɪtərət/
Syllables: kuhm · PYOO · ter · LI · ter · uht (6 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective (phrase): Able to use computers and common software competently.
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Computer Literate in a Sentence
- The job asks for someone computer literate but not a specialist.
- Her grandfather is more computer literate than she is.
- Being computer literate now counts as a basic skill rather than a bonus.
Common Mispronunciations of Computer Literate
Not KOM-pyoo-ter LI-ter-ate
The ending of literate is a weak uht, not the full ate of estimate. Adjectives in -ate reduce that vowel while verbs keep it, which is why separate splits two ways.
Not kuhm-PYOO-ter li-TER-uht
Each word keeps its own stress, on PYOO and on LI. The second word never moves its beat to the middle.
Tip: Say the two words as you would alone, then run them together without a pause.
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