tré

[tʰrjɛː]

/[tʰrjɛː]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baum

Corpus desk

Index DE-tre · tré · German

tré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tré
PropertyValue
Headwordtré
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʰrjɛː]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tré“ im Deutschen

tréliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tré is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʰrjɛː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Baum".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tré in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is tré, spelled T-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Baum

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 "tré"?
"tré" is spelled T-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is [tʰrjɛː].
What does "tré" mean?
As a noun, "tré" means: Baum
How do you pronounce "tré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tré" is [tʰrjɛː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tré" come from?
"tré" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list