trait de caractère

\tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\

/\tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comportements et personnalité relevant de l'acquis.

Key facts for trait de caractère
PropertyValue
Headwordtrait de caractère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trait de caractère” sits in French frequency

trait de caractère falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trait de caractère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comportements et personnalité relevant de l'acquis.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trait de caractère, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is trait de caractère, spelled T-R-A-I-T- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comportements et personnalité relevant de l'acquis.

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 "trait de caractère"?
"trait de caractère" is spelled T-R-A-I-T- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\.
What does "trait de caractère" mean?
As a noun, "trait de caractère" means: Comportements et personnalité relevant de l'acquis.
How do you pronounce "trait de caractère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trait de caractère" is \tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trait de caractère" come from?
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Using “trait de caractère”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-I-T- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɛ də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list