Literacy in Hebrew is אוֹרְיָנוּת (oryanút).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אוֹרְיָנוּת
oryanút
noun · feminine
In English
literacy
/ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ /ˈlɪtɹəsi/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for literacy as a noun.
ability to read and write
- אוֹרְיָנוּתאורינותoryanútfeminine
understanding of something
- אוֹרְיָנוּתאורינותoryanútfeminine
These English words share a Hebrew word with literacy.
These words come before and after literacy in the list.
These are the questions people ask about literacy in Hebrew.
How do you say literacy in Hebrew?
literacy in Hebrew is אוֹרְיָנוּת, said oryanút. Without vowel points it is written אורינות.
Is אורינות masculine or feminine?
The word אורינות is feminine.
How is literacy pronounced in English?
literacy is pronounced /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, /ˈlɪtɹəsi/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry literacy and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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