# treatment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹiːtmənt/ · frequency rank #1,063

## Definitions
1. The process or manner of treating someone or something.
2. Medical care for an illness or injury.
3. The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
4. A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.
5. A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.
6. entertainment; treat
7. harsh punishment; retribution

## Etymology
From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.

## Common misspellings (14)
`rteatment`, `teratment`, `traetment`, `treamtent`, `treatemnt`, `treatmennt`, `treatmentt`, `treatmetn`, `treatmment`, `treatmnet`, `treattment`, `tretament`, `trreatment`, `ttreatment`

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