Spanish word

analfabetismo

Pronunciation

IPA/analfaβeˈtismo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounilliteracy

Example

Necesitamos programas para reducir el analfabetismo entre adultos.

We need programs to reduce illiteracy in adults.

Illustration for analfabetismo (illiteracy)

More examples

Las campañas educativas buscan reducir las tasas de analfabetismo en comunidades rurales.

Educational campaigns seek to reduce illiteracy rates in rural communities.

Core concept

Blank alphabet book.

Common phrases

  • reducir el analfabetismo

    reduce illiteracy

  • tasas de analfabetismo

    illiteracy rates

  • erradicar el analfabetismo

    eradicate illiteracy

Similar words

analfabeto: Individual who lacks reading and writing skills.
alfabetismo: Level of reading and writing ability in a person or community.

Definition in Spanish

Término que describe la ausencia de la capacidad de leer y escribir en individuos o en poblaciones.

Word origin

Derived from Greek an- 'without' and alphabetos 'alphabet', passed through Latin alfabeto and combined with -ismo to denote the condition of lacking literacy.

Usage tips

  • Analfabeto can sound blunt or stigmatizing in conversation, so speakers often use persona que no sabe leer ni escribir or the adjective iletrado/a in neutral contexts.

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