# thine vs trite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thine
*determiner · IPA /ðaɪn/ · frequency rank #19,485*
Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

### trite
*adjective · IPA /tɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #37,261*
Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

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