trave
/tɹeɪv/noun
trave is spelled T-R-A-V-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trave means “A crossbeam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trave is traves.
How many letters and syllables are in trave?
| Letters | 5: T-R-A-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trave?
Trave appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trave?
- /tɹeɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trave.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trave?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trave.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: avert.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trave
- traves plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trave mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crossbeam.
- 2
A section formed by crossbeams.
- 3
A wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trave come from?
From Middle English trave, from Middle French trave, from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs (“beam, thing made using beams”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).