how to pronounce traître

/tʁɛtʁ/

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traître is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of traître in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… imposteur un traître qu'on appelle …”

meanings of traître

noun:

Betrayer, traitor.

adjective:

Treacherous.

traître frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word traître occurs in french on average 4 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.