literature
\ˈlɪt.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)\
The verdict
“literature” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,435
- frequency rank, French
- 128,088
- “L” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Littérature.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | literature |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈlɪt.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #42,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “literature” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around literature (IPA \ˈlɪt.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,435 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Littérature.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for literature, with forms such as "ilterature", "lietrature", and "litearture". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "littérature", "littératures", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is literature, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Littérature.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilterature
- lietrature
- litearture
- literatrue
- literatture
- literatuer
- literaturre
- literautre
- literrature
- litertaure
- litreature
- lliterature
- ltierature
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of literature - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “literature”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈlɪt.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “littérature” - see the side-by-side comparison. literature vs littérature
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.