# trickle vs trifle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### trickle
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪkəl/ · frequency rank #21,102*
A very thin river.

### 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.
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