treetop
/ˈtɹiˌtɑp/noun
treetop is spelled T-R-E-E-T-O-P: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, treetop means “The crown or uppermost branches of a tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of treetop is treetops.
How many letters and syllables are in treetop?
| Letters | 7: T-R-E-E-T-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 treetop?
Treetop appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 treetop?
- US /ˈtɹiˌtɑp/
- UK /ˈtɹiːˌtɒp/
Treetop has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-treetop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with treetop
Also written: tree-top (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of treetop
- treetops plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does treetop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The crown or uppermost branches of a tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Treetop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crown or uppermost branches of a tree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cime des arbres |
| German | Baumkrone, Baumwipfel |
| Portuguese | copa |
| Spanish | copa |
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 treetop come from?
From tree + top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).