# trio vs triton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### triton
*noun · frequency rank #31,011*
the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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