# tribe vs trifle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tribe
*noun · IPA /tɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #5,923*
An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.

### 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/tribe-vs-trifle