treasonous

Name: treasonous, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“treasonous” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,961. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,961
frequency rank, English: 3,151
“T” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Like or in the way of treason.

Corpus desk

Index EN-treasonous · treasonous · English

treasonous · rank #42,961 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,961
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,151
PHOTO-FINISH transparently

Nearest frequency peer: transparently (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

trachea

57,043
transitory

57,042
transparent…

57,041
treasonous

57,040
tribalism

57,039
trig

57,038

What this shows Bars show where “treasonous” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for treasonous
Property	Value
Headword	treasonous
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#42,961
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “treasonous” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).treasonouslands here:

#42,961

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “transparently” (#42,960), “tribalism” (#42,962), “transitory” (#42,959). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around treasonous, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,961 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Like or in the way of treason.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for treasonous, with forms such as "rteasonous", "terasonous", and "traesonous". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From treason + -ous. The correct English form is treasonous, spelled T-R-E-A-S-O-N-O-U-S.

Definition

1
Like or in the way of treason.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how treasonous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

His treasonous actions earned Benedict Arnold eternal scorn.

Etymology

From treason + -ous.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rteasonous
terasonous
traesonous
treaosnous
treasnoous
treasonnous
treasonosu
treasonouss
treasonuos
treasoonus
treassonous
tresaonous
trreasonous
ttreasonous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of treasonous - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "treasonous"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "treasonous"?

"treasonous" is spelled T-R-E-A-S-O-N-O-U-S.

What does "treasonous" mean?

As an adjective, "treasonous" means: Like or in the way of treason.

What are common misspellings of "treasonous"?

Common misspellings include "rteasonous", "terasonous", "traesonous", "treaosnous", "treasnoous". The correct spelling is "treasonous".

What is the origin of the word "treasonous"?

From treason + -ous. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "treasonous", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

transitory#42,959 tormenting#42,954 unattached#42,969 Tanganyika#42,934

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

tribalism14 variants truckload14 variants theatrics14 variants storehouse14 variants

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.