tres
/treɪ/noun
tres is spelled T-R-E-S: 4 letters. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Tres, the name). As a noun, tres means “A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tres is treses.
How many letters and syllables are in tres?
| Letters | 4: T-R-E-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 tres?
Tres appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Tres, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tres?
- /treɪ/
- /trɛs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-très.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-très2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tres?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tres.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rest, erst.
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 tres
- treses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tres mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
- 2
plural of tre
adverb
- 1
colloquialVery, to superior degree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tres in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense guitar-like instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tres cubano, tres |
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 tres come from?
Borrowed from Spanish tres (“three”). Doublet of three and trey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).