how to pronounce craze

/kɹɛɪz/

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craze is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of craze in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… kicked off a craze for tombs shaped like …”

meaning of craze

Craze means to cause a sudden and intense enthusiasm for something.

craze frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word craze occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;