treaty

/ˈtriː.ti/

//ˈtriː.ti// noun

The verdict

“treaty” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,881 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,881
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tratado; acordo

Key facts for treaty
PropertyValue
Headwordtreaty
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtriː.ti/
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “treaty” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). treaty lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

treaty is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,881 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtriː.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tratado; acordo".

No generated misspelling entries exist for treaty in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is treaty, spelled T-R-E-A-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    tratado; acordo

Synonyms

conventioncovenantexchange of lettersexchange of noteinternational agreementprotocol

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "treaty"?
"treaty" is spelled T-R-E-A-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtriː.ti/.
What does "treaty" mean?
As a noun, "treaty" means: tratado; acordo
How do you pronounce "treaty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "treaty" is /ˈtriː.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "treaty" come from?
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Using “treaty”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-E-A-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈtriː.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list