treacherous
\ˈtɹɛtʃ.ɹəs\
The verdict
“treacherous” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traître.
Corpus desk
Index FR-treacherous · treacherous · French
treacherous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | treacherous |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈtɹɛtʃ.ɹəs\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
treacherous is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈtɹɛtʃ.ɹəs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Traître.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for treacherous, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is treacherous, spelled T-R-E-A-C-H-E-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Traître.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.