English pronunciation
How to pronounce “literature”
Phonetic spelling
LIT-er-uh-chur
IPA /ˈɫɪtɝətʃɝ/
Syllable stress
LIT·er·uh·chur
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
Hear it in a sentence
I have to read a lot of literature for my English class.
She studies modern American literature at the university.