literati
/ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/
"literati" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“literati” is uncommon English (frequency #65,270 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,270
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-literati · literati · English
literati · rank #65,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,270
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lintel
Nearest frequency peer: lintel (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “literati”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Liffey
Liffey
34,736 corpus weight
- Linehan
Linehan
34,734 corpus weight
- lintel
lintel
34,733 corpus weight
- literati
literati
34,731 corpus weight
- loaner
loaner
34,729 corpus weight
- localism
localism
34,728 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “literati” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | literati |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “literati” in English
Rare enough to double-check
literati is uncommon English at frequency #65,270 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.".
literati has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin līterātī, plural of līterātus (“lettered, literate”). The correct English form is literati, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I.
Definition
- 1Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how literati appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
First, to Counsellor Fitzclabber, who, he told me, was then employed in compiling a history of the kings of Minster, from Irish manuscripts; and then to his friend Mr. Gahagan, who was a profound philosopher and politician, and had projected many excellent schemes for the good of his country. But it seems these literati had been very ill rewarded for thei…
He is not of the people, this lordly magistrate. He is one of the privileged literati. His literary degrees are high and numerous.
Etymology
From Latin līterātī, plural of līterātus (“lettered, literate”).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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