# traitor vs triton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### traitor
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #11,485*
Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.

### triton
*noun · frequency rank #31,011*
the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

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