# trig

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tɹɪɡ/ · frequency rank #42,963

## Definitions
1. True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
2. Safe; secure.
3. Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health.
4. Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
5. Active; clever.

## Etymology
From Middle English trig, tryg, from Old Norse tryggr (“loyal, faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“loyal, faithful, true”). Cognate with Old English trīewe (“faithful, loyal, true”). More at true.

## Easily confused with
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-try)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-tug)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-tru)
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-trp)
- **tui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-tui)
- **true** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-true)
- **trip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-trip)
- **twin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-twin)
- **Troy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-troy)
- **trio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-trio)
- **trim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-trim)
- **trot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-trot)
- **tung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-tung)
- **tris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-tris)
- **twig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-twig)
- **twit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-twit)
- **TTIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-ttip)
- **trips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-trips)
- **tying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-tying)
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trig-vs-turin)

## Common misspellings (6)
`rtig`, `tirg`, `trgi`, `trigg`, `trrig`, `ttrig`

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