# tries vs trio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tries
*noun · IPA /tɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #2,868*
plural of try

### trio
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹi.əʊ/ · frequency rank #7,864*
A group of three people or things.

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