# literate vs literature

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### literate
*adjective · IPA /ˈlɪtəɹət/ · frequency rank #20,415*
Able to read and write; having literacy.

### literature
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #2,395*
The body of all written works.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/literate-vs-literature