# tri vs trill

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tri
*noun · IPA /tɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #11,142*
triathlon

### trill
*noun · IPA /tɹɪl/ · frequency rank #40,489*
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tri-vs-trill