Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trainee

/tɹeɪˈni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
trainee
IPA
/tɹeɪˈni/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

noun

A juvenile inmate being trained and (re)educated in a reformatory school.

Etymology

From train + -ee.

Inflected Forms

trainees (plural)

Derived Forms

cookee traineeship

Phrases

work shadowing

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

orientee

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce trainee?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹeɪˈni/.
What does trainee mean?
Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
Where does trainee come from?
From train + -ee.

How to pronounce trainee

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “trainee”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/tɹeɪˈni/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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