# Fraction whose items are words

I have troubles writing a fraction whose items are words not numbers.

In a nutshell I should write:

minaccia/vulnerabilità   --> this is the numerator
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contromisure             --> this is the denominator


I simply do this, but it doesn't work.

$\frac{minaccia/vulnerabilit\'a}{contromisure}$


Can anyone help me?

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+1 per essere italiano. –  Giulio Muscarello Nov 22 '12 at 17:23
thanks a lot..What should I do in order to solve the problem?..grazie –  g9999 Nov 22 '12 at 17:25
Also, please clarify the question. It's hard to tell what you're exactly asking for. –  Giulio Muscarello Nov 22 '12 at 17:25
–  doncherry Nov 27 '12 at 0:41

You should load the amsmath package and use \text{...}:
\documentclass{article}
$\frac{ax^2+bx+c}{\sin^2y+\cos^2z} \qquad \frac{\text{minaccia/vulnerabilit\a}}{\text{contromisure}}$

You can also use \mbox{...} or \textrm{...}, but these won't scale when used inside exponents the way \text{...}` does.