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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fait

/fˈeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
fait
IPA
/fˈeɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misspelling of fate.

noun

Only used in fait accompli.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * A variant of German Veit. * Borrowed from Czech or Polish Fait, both from the German surname. * Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman afaitie (“accomplished, skillful”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

faits (plural)

Homonyms

feight

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate first-rate straight eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce fait?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪt/.
What does fait mean?
Misspelling of fate.
Where does fait come from?
It is traced to German.

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