# trials vs trifle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### trials
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹaɪəlz/ · frequency rank #4,198*
plural of trial

### trifle
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹaɪfəl/ · frequency rank #31,804*
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

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