How do you spell Literal?
Correct spelling
literal
Remember LITERA (letter) - one T, one R like the Latin root
Why is literal spelled this way?
From Latin literalis, of letters. LITERA (letter). Something literal sticks to the letters — meaning taken exactly as written, with no room for metaphor.
Common misspellings of literal
litteralliterrallitral
Example
The literal meaning of the text differs from its symbolic interpretation.