how to pronounce factoid

/ˈfæk.tɔɪd/

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factoid is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… people with the factoid about children …”

meanings of factoid

noun:

An interesting item of trivia; a minor fact.
An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.

factoid frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word factoid occurs in english on average 0 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 factoid 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 factoid can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;