trustee
/tɹʌsˈtiː/noun, verb
trustee is spelled T-R-U-S-T-E-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trustee means “A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trustee is trustees.
How many letters and syllables are in trustee?
| Letters | 7: T-R-U-S-T-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 trustee?
Trustee appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 trustee?
- /tɹʌsˈtiː/
Trustee 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: En-us-trustee.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trustee
- trustees plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- trusteeing participle, present
- trusteed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trustee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
- 2
A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
verb
- 1
To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
to trustee an estate
- 2
To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate trustee?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of trustee: Tr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trustee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person to whom property is legally committed in trust:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mandataire social, fiduciaire |
| German | Treuhänder, Treuhänderin |
| Spanish | fiduciario, fiduciaria |
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 trustee come from?
From trust + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).