trek
/tɹɛk/noun, verb
trek is spelled T-R-E-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trek means “A journey by ox wagon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trek is treks.
How many letters and syllables are in trek?
| Letters | 4: T-R-E-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.1 times per million words; the 7,553rd 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 trek?
Trek appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd 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 trek?
- /tɹɛk/
Trek has one syllable (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-Q14196_(afr)-HBroz-Trek.wav, En-us-trek.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trek.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trek
- treks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- trekking participle, present
- trekked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A journey by ox wagon.
- 2
The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
- 3
A slow or difficult journey.
We're planning a trek up Kilimanjaro.
- 4
A long walk.
I would drive to the shops from here; you can walk, but it's quite a trek.
verb
- 1
To make a slow or arduous journey.
- 2
To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
- 3
To travel by ox wagon.
- 4
To travel by walking.
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of Star Trek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trek come from?
From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēken (“to trek, place, bring, move”, strong verb), from Old Dutch *trekkan, *trekan, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan, from Proto-Germanic *trekaną, *trakjaną (“to drag, haul, scrape, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).