# treasure

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɛʒə/ · frequency rank #5,460

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **treasury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treasure-vs-treasury)
- **treasurer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treasure-vs-treasurer)
- **treasures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treasure-vs-treasures)
- **treasured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treasure-vs-treasured)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rteasure`, `terasure`, `traesure`, `treasrue`, `treassure`, `treasuer`, `treasurre`, `treausre`, `tresaure`, `trreasure`, `ttreasure`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/treasure