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.
How do you spell “literature”?
l i t e r a t u r e
“literature” is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-E. It is pronounced LIT-er-uh-chur, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
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.