# treble

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹɛbəl/ · frequency rank #18,976

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.
2. Threefold, triple.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tréyes
From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.

## Easily confused with
- **tree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-tree)
- **tribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-tribe)
- **triple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-triple)
- **tumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-tumble)
- **trifle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-trifle)
- **trouble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-trouble)
- **tremble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-tremble)
- **Trimble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-trimble)
- **trestle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-trestle)
- **table** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/table-vs-treble)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rteble`, `terble`, `trbele`, `trebble`, `trebel`, `treblle`, `trelbe`, `trreble`, `ttreble`

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