treasure
trea·sure[ˈtɹɛʒɚ]noun, verb
treasure is spelled T-R-E-A-S-U-R-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (trea·sure). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, treasure means “A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of treasure is treasures.
How many letters and syllables are in treasure?
| Letters | 8: T-R-E-A-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trea·sure |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,407th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is treasure?
Treasure appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th 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 treasure?
- /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/
- /ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒəɹ/
- US [ˈtɹɛʒɚ]
Treasure has 2 syllables, split trea·sure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-treasure.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of treasure
- treasures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- treasuring participle, present
- treasured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does treasure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- 2
Anything greatly valued.
- 3
A term of endearment.
- 4
The female genitals; pudenda.
verb
- 1
To consider to be precious; to value highly.
Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.
- 2
To store or stow in a safe place.
- 3
To amass or collect together as though a treasure.
- 4
obsoleteTo enrich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Treasure 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 treasure come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).