Which to use
“thrice” is an adverb and “trick” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,338
- “thrice” frequency rank
- #3,145
- “trick” frequency rank
- 27483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thrice | trick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Three times. | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
Where the eye mixes thrice and trick
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thrice and trick
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: thrice is /θɹaɪs/ while trick is /tɹɪk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thrice is recorded at frequency rank #24,338, classified as anadv, pronounced /θɹaɪs/. trick is at rank #3,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɹɪk/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27483, this pair ranks #378,575 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thrice vs trick
Shared letters: cirt. Private to "thrice": eh. Private to "trick": k.
"thrice" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "trick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thrice" for "trick" ever safe?
Which is more common, "thrice" or "trick"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "thrice" and "trick" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,575 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thrice" and "trick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thicc vs thrice". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #378,575 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.