treadle
/ˈtɹɛdl̩/noun, verb
treadle is spelled T-R-E-A-D-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, treadle means “A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of treadle is treadles.
How many letters and syllables are in treadle?
| Letters | 7: T-R-E-A-D-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 treadle?
Treadle appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 treadle?
- /ˈtɹɛdl̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-treadle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with treadle?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as treadle.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: related, altered, alerted.
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 treadle
- treadles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- treadling participle, present
- treadled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does treadle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.
- 2
A device actuated by wheels passing over it.
- 3
Chalaza.
verb
- 1
To use a treadle.
- 2
To press a specific treadle or sequence of treadles on the loom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Treadle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pedal or lever:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fußhebel |
| Spanish | pedal |
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 treadle come from?
From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread + -le.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).