01 Word definition

treacherous

11 letters · 5 vowels · 6 consonants

Is TREACHEROUS a word?

Yes. TREACHEROUS is a 11-letter adjective. dangerously unstable and unpredictable Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TREACHEROUS?

T-R-E-A-C-H-E-R-O-U-S

TREACHEROUS contains 11 letters, begins with T, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. dangerously unstable and unpredictable

    “treacherous winding roads”

2adjective

  1. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

    “Punic faith”
Synonyms
unreliablepunicperfidious
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends17points
Word length11letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TREACHEROUS spelled?

T1R2E3A4C5H6E7R8O9U10S11
Starts withTREFirst 3 letters
Ends withOUSLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats E, R
Vowel balance5 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell TREACHEROUS?

TREACHEROUS is spelled T-R-E-A-C-H-E-R-O-U-S. It contains 11 letters.