treasury
/ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/noun
treasury is spelled T-R-E-A-S-U-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, treasury means “A place where treasure is stored safely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of treasury is treasuries.
How many letters and syllables are in treasury?
| Letters | 8: T-R-E-A-S-U-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is treasury?
Treasury appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd 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 treasury?
- UK /ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/
- US /ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/
Treasury has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-treasury.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of treasury
- treasuries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does treasury mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place where treasure is stored safely.
- 2
A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
- 3
Ellipsis of treasury department.
- 4
Ellipsis of treasury bond.
- 5
Ellipsis of digital-asset treasury company.
- 6
A collection of artistic or literary works.
- 7
obsoleteA treasure.
noun
- 1
A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Treasury in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trésorerie |
| German | Schatzkammer |
| Portuguese | tesouraria , tesouro |
| Spanish | tesorería , erario , tesoro |
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 treasury come from?
From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Old English māþmhūs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).