How To Pronounce Trait
trait
UK
Phonemic
/treɪt/
Phonetic
[tr̥eɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/treɪt/
In British English, trait is pronounced /treɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /treɪt/.
Trait has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
treɪt
Trait has one syllable in British English.
trait + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/treɪts/
US
/treɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Trait
Questions About Trait
How do you pronounce trait in British English?
In British English, trait is pronounced /treɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce trait in American English?
In American English, trait is pronounced /treɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce trait the same way?
Yes. Both are /treɪt/.
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