tried

/tɹaɪd/

//tɹaɪd// adj

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"tried" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tried” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#724
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tried · tried · English

tried · rank #724 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #724
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH themselves

Nearest frequency peer: themselves (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “tried”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “tried” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tried vs true
60% similar
tried vs trip
60% similar
tried vs trio
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tried
PropertyValue
Headwordtried
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɹaɪd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#724
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tried”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).triedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “themselves” (#723), “worked” (#725), “sent” (#722). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tried” is #724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around tried (IPA /tɹaɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #724 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for tried, with forms such as "rtied", "treid", and "tride". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "true", "trip", "trio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed. The correct English form is tried, spelled T-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
  2. 2
    Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.

Etymology

From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtied
  • treid
  • tride
  • triedd
  • trried
  • ttried

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tried - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtied2treid2tride2triedd1trried1ttried1
Edit distance from "tried"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tried"?
"tried" is spelled T-R-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /tɹaɪd/.
What does "tried" mean?
As an adjective, "tried" means: Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
What words are commonly confused with "tried"?
"tried" is commonly confused with "true", "trip", "trio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tried"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tried" is /tɹaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "tried"?
From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tried", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

worth#726press#719books#730movie#715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sent6 variantspark6 variantsbank6 variantsvalue6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list