# triceps

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹaɪ.sɛps/ · frequency rank #46,825

## Definitions
1. Any muscle having three heads.
2. Specifically, the triceps brachii.

## Etymology
From Latin triceps (“triple-headed”), from trēs (“three”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.

## Easily confused with
- **tries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/triceps-vs-tries)
- **trips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/triceps-vs-trips)
- **tricks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/triceps-vs-tricks)
- **tribes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tribes-vs-triceps)
- **traces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traces-vs-triceps)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rticeps`, `tirceps`, `trcieps`, `tricceps`, `tricepps`, `tricepss`, `tricesp`, `tricpes`, `triecps`, `trriceps`, `ttriceps`

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