trestle
/ˈtɹɛsəl/noun
trestle is spelled T-R-E-S-T-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trestle means “A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trestle is trestles.
How many letters and syllables are in trestle?
| Letters | 7: T-R-E-S-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 trestle?
Trestle appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 trestle?
- /ˈtɹɛsəl/
Trestle 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-trestle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trestle?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trestle.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: letters, settler.
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 trestle
- trestles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trestle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
- 2
A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
- 3
A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
- 4
A trestle bridge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trestle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tréteau |
| German | Bock, Auflagebock, Stützbock, Traverse, Arbeitsbock, Sägebock |
| Spanish | caballete |
| Portuguese | cavalete |
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 trestle come from?
From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).