treachery
/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/noun
treachery is spelled T-R-E-A-C-H-E-R-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, treachery means “Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of treachery is treacheries.
How many letters and syllables are in treachery?
| Letters | 9: T-R-E-A-C-H-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is treachery?
Treachery appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 treachery?
- /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/
- /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃɹi/
Treachery has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-treachery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of treachery
- treacheries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does treachery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
- 2
The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
- 3
Treason.
- 4
An act or instance of treachery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Treachery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does treachery come from?
From Middle English trecherie, from Old French tricherie, trecherie, from tricher, trichier (“to cheat”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).