animal de trait

\a.ni.mal də tʁɛ\

/\a.ni.mal də tʁɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“animal de trait” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Animal qui est élevé pour tirer les charges.

Corpus desk

Index FR-animal-de-trait · animal de trait · French

animal de trait · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for animal de trait
PropertyValue
Headwordanimal de trait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.mal də tʁɛ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « animal de trait » en français

animal de traitsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

animal de trait is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ni.mal də tʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Animal qui est élevé pour tirer les charges.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for animal de trait, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is animal de trait, spelled A-N-I-M-A-L- -D-E- -T-R-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal qui est élevé pour tirer les charges.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how animal de trait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’aurais peut-être pu demeurer charretier toute ma vie ? Au milieu de mes animaux de trait.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "animal de trait"?
"animal de trait" is spelled A-N-I-M-A-L- -D-E- -T-R-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.mal də tʁɛ\.
What does "animal de trait" mean?
As a noun, "animal de trait" means: Animal qui est élevé pour tirer les charges.
How do you pronounce "animal de trait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animal de trait" is \a.ni.mal də tʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animal de trait" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list