how to pronounce fault

/ˈfɔːlt/

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fault is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of fault in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… over now and the fault has already …”

meaning of fault

Fault means a mistake or error.

fault frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word fault occurs in english on average 30.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fault can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fault can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;