literatim
/ˌlɪ.tɚˈeɪ.tɪm/adverb
literatim is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, literatim means “Letter by letter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in literatim?
| Letters | 9: L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is literatim?
Literatim appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce literatim?
- US /ˌlɪ.tɚˈeɪ.tɪm/
Literatim has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with literatim?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as literatim from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtɪm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does literatim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Letter by letter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does literatim come from?
From Medieval Latin litterātim, from littera (“letter”). First known use: 1643.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).