How to pronounce illiterate in American English
“illiterate” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to illiterate the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “illiterate” in: all accents · British English (98 clips)
“illiterate” in real sentences — American speakers
48 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Most were illiterate and prohibited from moving about.
State Department
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well you can't do politics because you're illiterate.
The Obama White House
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Ray's client was an illiterate black woman, who was seeking a divorce against her
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “illiterate”
Words one sound away from illiterate — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of illiterate. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.