lettrure
\lɛ.tʁyʁ\
The verdict
“lettrure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capacité de lire et d’écrire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lettrure · lettrure · French
lettrure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lettrure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ.tʁyʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lettrure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lettrure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.tʁyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lettrure, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lettrure, spelled L-E-T-T-R-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Capacité de lire et d’écrire.
- 2Instruction, connaissances littéraires
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lettrure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] dans l’univers quotidien des hommes où les activités les plus diverses sont de plus en plus médiatisées par des machines, l’activité de “ lettrure ” devient une activité vitale sans laquelle il n’est plus d’action possible.
Et eslisiez tous jours confessours qui soient de sainte vie et de souffisant lettrure
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.