treaty
trea·ty/ˈtɹiti/noun, verb
treaty is spelled T-R-E-A-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (trea·ty). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, treaty means “A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of treaty is treaties.
How many letters and syllables are in treaty?
| Letters | 6: T-R-E-A-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trea·ty |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is treaty?
Treaty appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 treaty?
- UK /ˈtɹiːti/
- US /ˈtɹiti/
- US /-ɾi/
Treaty has 2 syllables, split trea·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-treaty.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with treaty?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as treaty from its last stressed vowel (/iti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of treaty
- treaties plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- treatying participle, present
- treatied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does treaty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.
to sign a peace treaty
- 2
archaicChiefly in in treaty: discussions or negotiations in order to reach an agreement.
- 3
archaicChiefly in private treaty: an agreement or settlement reached following negotiations; a compact, a contract, a covenant.
- 4
obsoleteThe manner or process of treating someone or something; treatment; also, the manner in which someone or something acts or behaves; behaviour.
- 5
obsoleteThe addressing or consideration of a subject; discussion, treatment.
- 6
obsoleteA formal, systematic discourse on some subject; a treatise.
- 7
obsoleteAn act of beseeching or entreating; an entreaty, a plea, a request.
verb
- 1
To get into (a specific situation) through a treaty.
- 2
To enter into a treaty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Treaty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law:
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.