# traitorous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/ · frequency rank #43,429

## Definitions
1. Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.
2. Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious.

## Etymology
From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.

## Common misspellings (14)
`rtaitorous`, `taritorous`, `traiotrous`, `traitoorus`, `traitorosu`, `traitorouss`, `traitorrous`, `traitoruos`, `traitroous`, `traittorous`, `tratiorous`, `triatorous`, `trraitorous`, `ttraitorous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/traitorous