# tit vs trite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tit
*noun · IPA /tɪt/ · frequency rank #15,533*
A person's breast or nipple.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tit-vs-trite