how to pronounce trait

/ˈtɹɛɪt/

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trait is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… where they were from a physical trait if …”

meaning of trait

Trait is a word that means a distinguishing characteristic or quality.

trait frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word trait occurs in english on average 5.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics trait 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 trait can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;