how to pronounce illiterate

/ˌɪˈlɪtɚət/

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illiterate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of illiterate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but an illiterate white person could …”

meaning of illiterate

An illiterate person is someone who cannot read or write.

illiterate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word illiterate occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics illiterate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that illiterate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;