d’un trait

\d‿œ̃ tʁɛ\

/\d‿œ̃ tʁɛ\/ adv

The verdict

“d’un trait” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entièrement, en un seul coup et sans s'arrêter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-d-un-trait · d’un trait · French

d’un trait · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 d’un trait
PropertyValue
Headwordd’un trait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\d‿œ̃ tʁɛ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « d’un trait » en français

d’un 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

d’un trait is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿œ̃ tʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entièrement, en un seul coup et sans s'arrêter.".

No misspelling variants are generated for d’un trait in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is d’un trait, spelled D-’-U-N- -T-R-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entièrement, en un seul coup et sans s'arrêter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deux saisons de «Caméra Café» seront tournées d’un trait à compter de la fin octobre, aux studios MELS de l'arrondissement de Saint-Hubert, à Longueuil.
  2. Ticoq vida sa Dodo d’un 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 "d’un trait"?
"d’un trait" is spelled D-’-U-N- -T-R-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \d‿œ̃ tʁɛ\.
What does "d’un trait" mean?
As an adverb, "d’un trait" means: Entièrement, en un seul coup et sans s'arrêter.
How do you pronounce "d’un trait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’un trait" is \d‿œ̃ tʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’un trait" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list