# literary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/ · frequency rank #4,250

## Definitions
1. Relating to literature.
2. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
3. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
4. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
5. Bookish.

## Etymology
From French littéraire.

## Easily confused with
- **literate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/literary-vs-literate)
- **library** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/library-vs-literary)
- **literal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/literal-vs-literary)
- **literacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/literacy-vs-literary)
- **literally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/literally-vs-literary)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilterary`, `lietrary`, `litearry`, `literarry`, `literaryy`, `literayr`, `literrary`, `literray`, `litreary`, `litterary`, `lliterary`, `ltierary`

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