treasure

/ˈtɹɛʒə/

//ˈtɹɛʒə// noun

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"treasure" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“treasure” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,460
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-treasure · treasure · English

treasure · rank #5,460 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,460
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thai

Nearest frequency peer: Thai (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “treasure”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “treasure” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

treasure vs treasury
88% similar
treasure vs treasurer
89% similar
treasure vs treasures
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for treasure
PropertyValue
Headwordtreasure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɹɛʒə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,460
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “treasure”

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).treasurelands here:

#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 “Thai” (#5,459), “testimony” (#5,458), “tweet” (#5,462). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “treasure” is #5,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around treasure (IPA /ˈtɹɛʒə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,460 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for treasure, with forms such as "rteasure", "terasure", and "traesure". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "treasury", "treasurer", "treasures", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. … The correct English form is treasure, spelled T-R-E-A-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
  2. 2
    Anything greatly valued.
  3. 3
    Anything greatly valued.
  4. 4
    Anything greatly valued.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It seems there was a worm that slept upon a pile of treasure, which it had zealously heaped up under a stone bluff.
  2. "Now," resumed Silver, "here it is. You give us the chart to get the treasure by, and drop shooting poor seamen and stoving of their heads in while asleep. You do that, and we'll offer you a choice. Either you come aboard along of us, once the treasure shipped, and then I'll give you my affy-davy, upon my word of honour, to clap you somewhere safe ashore.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.

This word in other languages

tesoro(Español)trésor(Français)Schatz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rteasure
  • terasure
  • traesure
  • treasrue
  • treassure
  • treasuer
  • treasurre
  • treausre
  • tresaure
  • trreasure
  • ttreasure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of treasure - 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.

rteasure2terasure2traesure2treasrue2treassure1treasuer2treasurre1treausre2
Edit distance from "treasure"

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 "treasure"?
"treasure" is spelled T-R-E-A-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛʒə/.
What does "treasure" mean?
As a noun, "treasure" means: A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "treasure"?
"treasure" is commonly confused with "treasury", "treasurer", "treasures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "treasure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "treasure" is /ˈtɹɛʒə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "treasure"?
Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ... 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 "treasure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list