# tail vs trio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tail
*noun · IPA /teɪl/ · frequency rank #4,052*
The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.

### trio
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹi.əʊ/ · frequency rank #7,864*
A group of three people or things.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tail-vs-trio