# threes vs tries

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### threes
*noun · frequency rank #28,401*
The age of three; three years old.

### tries
*noun · IPA /tɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #2,868*
plural of try

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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