# Trey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #16,604

## Definitions
1. A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.
2. A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.

## Easily confused with
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-ty)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-try)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tri)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tue)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tru)
- **tse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tse)
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-trp)
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tye)
- **true** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-true)
- **trip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-trip)
- **Troy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-troy)
- **trio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-trio)
- **trim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-trim)
- **tyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tyre)
- **trot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-trot)
- **tris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tris)
- **trig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-trig)
- **tried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tried)
- **truly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-truly)
- **tries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trey-vs-tries)

## Common misspellings (4)
`rtey`, `treyy`, `trrey`, `ttrey`

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