littérature

\li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\

/\li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“littérature” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,133
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des productions littéraires d’une nation, d’un pays, d’une époque et portant les marques des préoccupations esthétiques ; bel usage du langage écrit ou oral.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

littérature vs littératures
92% similar
littérature vs littéraire
82% similar
littérature vs literature
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for littérature
PropertyValue
Headwordlittérature
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,133
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “littérature” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). littérature lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around littérature (IPA \li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,133 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for littérature, with forms such as "ilttérature", "litterature", and "littréature". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "littératures", "littéraire", "literature", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is littérature, spelled L-I-T-T-É-R-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des productions littéraires d’une nation, d’un pays, d’une époque et portant les marques des préoccupations esthétiques ; bel usage du langage écrit ou oral.
  2. 2
    Histoire littéraire, critique littéraire (portant sur des œuvres littéraires contemporaines)
  3. 3
    Domaine particulier de production éditoriale.
  4. 4
    Ensemble d'ouvrages ou de simples écrits typiques, produits par un groupe social particulier, ou pour un public ciblé.
  5. 5
    Développement bavard, spécieux, peu sérieux et souvent amphigourique.
  6. 6
    Bibliographie sur un sujet. Liste des ouvrages spécialisés consacrés à un sujet précis.
  7. 7
    Connaissance des classiques, de l’art littéraire, des principes des belles-lettres, des procédés de style, etc. Emploi vieilli ou comique ; remplacé par le mot culture en français moderne.

This word in other languages

literature(English)literatura(Español)Literatur(Deutsch)literatura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilttérature
  • litterature
  • littréature
  • littéarture
  • littératrue
  • littératture
  • littératuer
  • littératurre
  • littérautre
  • littérrature
  • littértaure
  • litérature
  • litétrature
  • llittérature
  • ltitérature

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of littérature - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilttérature2litterature1littréature2littéarture2littératrue2littératture1littératuer2littératurre1
Edit distance from "littérature"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "littérature"?
"littérature" is spelled L-I-T-T-É-R-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\.
What does "littérature" mean?
As a noun, "littérature" means: Ensemble des productions littéraires d’une nation, d’un pays, d’une époque et portant les marques des préoccupations esthétiques ; bel usage du langage écrit ou oral.
What words are commonly confused with "littérature"?
"littérature" is commonly confused with "littératures", "littéraire", "literature". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "littérature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "littérature" is \li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "littérature" come from?
"littérature" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “littérature”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-T-T-É-R-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \li.te.ʁa.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “littératures” - see the side-by-side comparison. littérature vs littératures
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list