# trick vs truce

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### trick
*noun · IPA /tɹɪk/ · frequency rank #3,145*
Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

### truce
*noun · IPA /tɹuːs/ · frequency rank #14,654*
A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trick-vs-truce