English pronunciation · Words Starting with L

Literature Pronunciation

Literature is pronounced LI-ter-uh-cher, IPA /ˈlɪtɝətʃɝ/.

LI-ter-uh-cher

US /ˈlɪtɝətʃɝ/  ·  UK /ˈlɪtrɪtʃə/

Syllables: LI · ter · uh · cher (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: Written work valued as art, or the body of writing on a particular subject.

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Literature in a Sentence

  • He teaches nineteenth-century French literature.
  • The literature on sleep and memory is enormous.
  • Ask at the desk for literature about the exhibition.

Common Mispronunciations of Literature

Not li-tuh-RA-cher

The loud beat is the very first syllable, and everything after it drifts downhill. Temperature and furniture behave the same way.

Not LI-ter-uh-tyoor

The tu becomes a ch sound in ordinary speech, so the ending rhymes with butcher. A careful tyoor is a British option but sounds formal.

Tip: British speakers often compress it to three syllables, LI-tri-cher. Both are fine.

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