Which to use
“thrills” and “trials” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,702
- “thrills” frequency rank
- #4,198
- “trials” frequency rank
- 27900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thrills | trials |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of thrill | plural of trial |
Where the eye mixes thrills and trials
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thrills and trials
A purely visual mix-up. thrills (/θɹɪlz/) and trials (/ˈtɹaɪəlz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thrills is recorded at frequency rank #23,702, classified as anoun, pronounced /θɹɪlz/. trials is at rank #4,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɹaɪəlz/.
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 27900, this pair ranks #375,233 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thrills vs trials
Shared letters: ilrst. Private to "thrills": h. Private to "trials": a.
"thrills" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "trials" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thrills" and "trials" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "thrills" or "trials" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "thrills" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trials" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,233 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thrills" and "trials" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thrills vs trill". 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 #375,233 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.